General Description
Location: Escravos Terminal is situated approx 9.5nm offshore, close W of the River Niger delta. General overview: The terminal, operated by Chevron Nigeria Ltd, consists of a fixed platform with two SBM's for loading export crude and an LPG FSO. SBM No 2 is off the mouth of the Escravos River in position 05°30.4'N 004°59.3'E. SBM No 3 is situated 3.2nm W of SBM No 2 in position 05°29.3'N 004°55.5'E. The LPG FSO is situated 4nm WNW of SBM No 3 in position 05°31.7'N 004°51.6'E. A gas pipeline extends in an E'ly direction from this position. Load line zone: Tropical. Max size: Depth LOA Beam BCM Draught (m) (m) (m) (m) (m) SBM No 2: Tankers up to 286,000DWT 20.7 365 61 183 15.8 286,000-308,000DWT 20.7 365 61 183 15.0 VMAX tankers 20.7 365 70 183 15.5 SBM No 3: All tankers (incl VMAX) 30.5 365 61(70) 183 22.5 LPG-FSO: 42.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Max displacement at SBM No 3 is 350,000t.