
In addition to its huge domestic hydrocarbon significance, Port Fourchon is land base for LOOP (Louisiana Offshore Oil Port), which handles 10-15 of the nation’s domestic oil, 10-15 of the nation’s foreign oil, and is connected to 50 of US refining capacity. Have more questions about the Nautical Chart App? Ask us. Over 250 companies utilize Port Fourchon as a base of operation. LOOP provides tanker offloading and temporary storage services for crude oil transported on some of the largest tankers in the world.

Now Automatic Slip to Slip Boat routing based Boat's Draft (draught) is available for water mapped by this chart. In United States Satellite map of Louisiana Offshore Oil Port The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port ( LOOP) is a deepwater port in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana near the town of Port Fourchon. Autopilot support can be enabled during ‘Goto WayPoint’ and ‘Route Assistance’. Nautical navigation features include advanced instrumentation to gather wind speed direction, water temperature, water depth, and accurate GPS with AIS receivers(using NMEA over TCP/UDP). LOOPs proposed service would provide connecting logistics from the firms Clovelly Hub in Galliano to its deepwater port, located about 15 nm off Port Fourchon, Louisiana. Fishing spots and depth contours layers are available in most Lake maps. The Clovelly Dome Storage Terminal is used to store crude oil in underground salt domes before it is shipped to the various refineries.

The Marine Navigation App provides advanced features of a Marine Chartplotter including adjusting water level offset and custom depth shading. When you purchase our Nautical Charts App, you get all the great marine chart app features like fishing spots, along with LOOP DEEPWATER PORT LOUISIANA OFFSHORE OIL PORT marine chart. LOOP DEEPWATER PORT LOUISIANA OFFSHORE OIL PORT marine chart is available as part of iBoating : USA Marine & Fishing App(now supported on multiple platforms including Android, iPhone/iPad, MacBook, and Windows(tablet and phone)/PC based chartplotter.). After 10 years of planning and construction, the 700 million Louisiana Offshore Oil Port opened for business last night when a Texaco tanker longer than three football fields began discharging 1.
