Where does the oil from Basra go to?
Where does the oil from Basra go to?
The Al Basra Oil Terminal, commonly referred to as ABOT, is a deep sea island offshore crude terminal located approximately 31 nautical miles SE of the Iraqi port of Al Faw. Crude oil produced for export from the southern Iraqi oilfields is piped to the southern tip of the al-Faw Peninsula and then undersea to the ABOT.
How big is the Basrah light crude oil terminal?
The terminal consists of two loading platforms, each with two loading berths and three operational SPMs capable of loading vessels up to 350,000 DWT (ULCC) at design rates of 800-900 thousand barrels per day of oil per berth. The maximum sailing draft is 21 meters.
How to test for water and sediment in crude oil?
ASTM D4007 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure): Equal volumes of crude oil and water-saturated toluene are placed into a cone-shaped centrifuge tube. After centrifugation, the volume of the higher density water and sediment layer at the bottom of the tube is read.
When did ExxonMobil start producing Basrah light oil?
ExxonMobil began producing Basrah Light in 2010 through our role as lead operator of the West Qurna 1 rehabilitation (ExxonMobil 60%, Oil Exploration Company of Iraq 25%, Shell West Qurna B.V. 15%). Characteristics of Basrah Light include medium gravity, low-TAN, and high-sulfur.
The Al Basra Oil Terminal, commonly referred to as ABOT, is a deep sea island offshore crude terminal located approximately 31 nautical miles SE of the Iraqi port of Al Faw. Crude oil produced for export from the southern Iraqi oilfields is piped to the southern tip of the al-Faw Peninsula and then undersea to the ABOT.
Why do we use ASTM for crude oil testing?
ASTM’s Crude Oil Proficiency Testing Program provides laboratories with a statistical quality assurance (SQA) tool, enabling them to compare, improve, and maintain, a high level of performance in the use of ASTM methods with other laboratories worldwide.
The terminal consists of two loading platforms, each with two loading berths and three operational SPMs capable of loading vessels up to 350,000 DWT (ULCC) at design rates of 800-900 thousand barrels per day of oil per berth. The maximum sailing draft is 21 meters.
ASTM D4007 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure): Equal volumes of crude oil and water-saturated toluene are placed into a cone-shaped centrifuge tube. After centrifugation, the volume of the higher density water and sediment layer at the bottom of the tube is read.
