Bajo Grande Terminal

Bajo Grande Terminal is one of the main crude oil export points at Lake Maracaibo. Located on the eastern coast of the lake, this terminal has capacity to receive tanker vessels of up to 120,000 gross tons and 14 meters draft. The facilities include gravity and pumping loading systems, as well as connections to onshore storage systems that receive crude from the lake basin oil fields.

The terminal operates mainly with heavy and extra-heavy crudes (API 12-22) from production fields in Venezuela's western region. The loading system allows efficient transfers to tanker vessels that transport the crude to international destinations, mainly the United States, China, and India. Operations at Bajo Grande require precise coordination with tug services, pilots, and port authorities of Lake Maracaibo.