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Al Basra Oil Terminal, Iraq
General Manager of King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam
Mr. Naeem Bin Ibrahim El-Naeem
The Al Basra Oil Terminal is situated in the Persian Gulf, just 31 miles southeast of the Al Faw Port. It is a deep-sea crude oil exporting terminal which is pivotal for the growth of the Iraqi economy as it exports about 80% of the country’s GDP.
Crude oil from oilfields in southern Iraq is transferred via pipelines to this terminal. It can handle 3 million barrels of crude oil every day when all its four tanker berths work at their maximum capacity.
The Al Basra Oil Terminal is situated in the Persian Gulf, just 31 miles southeast of the Al Faw Port.
The depth of sea waters in such berths ranges from 9 up to 14 meters, while its total length is 7837 meters. Such berths are provided with modern equipment and installations for cargo handling and stowage, in addition to carrying it from the port, also forklift and other electronic lifts of different types, some of which are of 3.2.15 tons capacity. Moreover, lifts for unloading grains, receiving dock with a length reaching 4000 meters and the sea depth along the dock ranging between 4.5 and 6 meters.
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| Statement | Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Length of Navigational Channel | 14 | Miles |
| Width of Navigational Channel | 400 | Meters |
| Total port area | 181000000 | Square Meters |
| Water Area | 174.160.000 | Square Kilometers |
| Land area | 6.840.000 | Square Kilometers |
| Total area of container yards | 1545000 | Square meters |
| Total area of opened area yards | 2391850 | Square meters |
| Total area of covered storing yards | 181000 | Square meters |
| Tankers area | Not available | Square meters |
This terminal has two platforms called A and B. Both of them have two berths each, for loading. Berth 1 and 2 of platform A and Berth 4 of B can handle oil tankers weighing around 350,000 DWT.
Berth 3 can accommodate tankers with a weight of 90,000-350,000 DWT. Recently two SPM’s have become operational. They can handle VLCC tanks.
| Statement | Area | |
|---|---|---|
| Length of Navigational Channel | 14 | Miles |
| Width of Navigational Channel | 400 | Meters |
| Total port area | 181000000 | Square Meters |
| Water Area | 174.160.000 | Square Kilometers |
| Land area | 6.840.000 | Square Kilometers |
| Total area of container yards | 1545000 | Square meters |
| Total area of opened area yards | 2391850 | Square meters |
| Total area of covered storing yards | 181000 | Square meters |
| Tankers area | Not available | Square meters |
Current development:
| Container terminal: | 640,000 m² |
| Livestock terminal: | 211,000 m² |
| Liquid bulk terminal: | 600 m – 212.000 m². |
| Container terminal: | 1,490,000 m² |
| RO RO Terminal – Basin 2 : | 880,000 m² |
| Cruise Terminal – Basin 2 : | 60,000 m² |
| Liquid Bulk Terminal – Basin 3 : | 420,000 m² |
| Dry Bulk Terminal – Basin 3 : | 445,000 m² |
| Container Terminal – Basin 4: | 815,000 m² |
| General Cargo Terminal – Basin 4: | 545,000 m² |
| Dangers Cargo Terminal – Basin 5 : | 615,000 m² |
| Multi-Purpose Terminal – Basin 5: | 755,000 m² |
| Maximum Total Designed Capacity For Cargo Handling | 2000000 | Thousand Tons/Year |
| Maximum Total Designed Capacity For Containers Handling (TEU) | 900000 | TEU/Year |
| Largest Received Vessel (According To Its Draft) | 14 | Meters |
| Largest Received Vessel (According To Its Length) | 300 | Meters |
| Container Handling Rate | 2465 | TEU/Day |
| General Cargo Stevedoring Rate | 38356 | Tons/Day |
| Working Hours | 113974 | Hour |
| General Cargo Handled During The Year 2005 | 3850 | Thousand Tons |
| Containerized Handled Cargo During The Year 2005 | 8529 | Thousand Tons |
| Dry Bulk Cargo | 3882 | Thousand Tons |
| Liquid Bulk Cargo | 57 | Thousand Tons |
| Number Of Handled TEU During | 894809 | Thousand Tons/Container |
| Number Of Passengers During 2005 | - | Passengers |
Khor Al Amaya Oil Terminal is situated southeast of the Shatt Al Arab River. It receives commercial shipping vessels and is a deep-sea crude oil terminal. It also has a helipad and mooring facility.
It became operational in 1963. At that time, it had only 1 platform called platform A which had two berths- 5 and 6. These two berths can handle tankers weighing 65,000 DWT. Currently, these two berths are not operational.
In 1974, another platform called B was built, having berths 7 and 8. These two berths can handle tankers weighing 330,000 DWT and operate at a capacity of 200,000 to 300,000bbls/day.
The terminal was in the phase of expansion when it suffered damage during Iraq-Iran War and later during Operation Desert Storm. After that restoration was carried out but the terminal was not able to operate at its maximum capacity of 0.7MMBPD.
Currently, platform A still needs to go under some repair. 3 pipelines link this terminal to the oilfields but they are completely rusted and cannot be used. Also, the deck suffered from a fire and some parts are also rusted completely. Repair and maintenance work began in 1993 but the terminal is not operational since 2017 as the nearby sea lines are damaged and suffered leakages.
| Address | North Port, Umm Qasr, Basra Iraq |
| Telephone | 00964 7834992443 24/7 Helpline 00971 45547026 |
| FAX | |
| Email Address | info@ictsiiraq.com |
