Offshore oil unloading facility is announced

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Finfeatherfur

I will save my comments for a later day.....but I am not jumping up and down on this since I first heard about this in the 90's, but they never could get it off the ground. I am very skeptical that it developes at all......I hope I am wrong since it would be another boost to SW LA.

Back in the '70's the LOUP offshore terminal was built out in the Gulf south of Grand Isle. This was to service the refineries along the Mississippi river. I worked at one of the plants that was a partner in building it and using this "new" offshore terminal.

I don't remember how much it was used, but in talking with the company shipping manager.....he said that after it was operating for a year or so, they determined that it was cheeper to bring a ship 100+ miles up the Mississippi river than to use the offshore terminal. We kept getting ships coming to our dock every week.