Zawia Oil Terminal
The Zawia oil terminal is operated by ARC. The terminal is located in northwestern Libya at 32°48′13″N 12°41′20″E / 32.8037138°N 12.6889107°E / 32.8037138; 12.6889107 (Zawia Oil Terminal) constituting the harbour facility of the refinery. It has a single point mooring buoy, 27 m deep to accommodate vessels up to 100,000 tons capacity, 30 m deep to accommodate vessels up to 140,000 tons, and 23 m deep to accommodate 5,000 to 20,000 tons products for loading and unloading. The terminal comprises three offshore berths, located northeast of the refinery. On average, more than 200 oil tankers call at the terminal annually. In 2000, 195 tankers called at the terminal, 213 in 2001 and 215 in 2002 respectively.
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