General Description
Location: Amuay Bay is situated on the SW coast of the Paraguana Peninsula, on the E side of the Golfo de Venezuela. General overview: The Lagoven refinery Operated by PDVSA Petroleo Y Gas SA is a port of entry and is used by tankers discharging crude and loading refined oil products. Four finger piers providing 8 berths which are joined by a common causeway to Punta Judibana. There is also a petroleum coke dry bulk berth at nearby Punta Adaro, handling vessels up to 80,000DWT. Traffic figures: Approx 800 vessels handled annually. Load line zone: Tropical. Max size: Punta Adaro: LOA 240m, draught 12.7m, 80,000DWT. Punta Judibana: LOA 261m, draught 13.1m (sailing only), 90,000DWT. Largest vessel handled: "Cairo Sea", LOA 280m, 135,000DWT.