UMM SAID

The crude oil export port and industrial port of Qatar in the Middle East Gulf. Located on the southeast coast of the country. It is 37 nautical miles north of the capital Doha and 313 nautical miles by sea from the Strait of Hormuz. 2073 nautical miles to Kolenpo Port. The road leads to the capital, and there is an oil pipeline on the west side of the island that connects from oil fields such as Umm Bab and Duhan. The oil port has two berths for offshore crude oil export. The northern berth is located about 28 kilometers east of the coastal pump room, with a water depth of 19.6 meters. It can accommodate 320000 ton oil tankers in summer and has a 36 inch subsea oil pipeline connected to the shore; The southern berth is located about 1800 meters south of the onshore pump room, with a water depth of 14.6 meters. It is connected to the onshore by a 24 inch subsea oil pipeline, and there is also a liquefied natural gas export terminal to the north of the pump room. The industrial port is located on the land coast about 2 kilometers north of the oil port. Since the late 1970s, it has been selected to establish an industrial port area. The port area extends northeast for about 4.5 kilometers and is 2.5 kilometers wide. Behind it are steel plants, refineries, petrochemical plants, sulfur chlorine and urea plants, etc. There are already 10 berths built on the shoreline, with berths 1-3 in the north dedicated to steel plants at a depth of 15 meters; Berths 18 and 19 in the south have a water depth of 13 meters and are used for industrial products; 9. Berth 10 has a water depth of 10 meters and is used for general cargo. At the southern end of the industrial zone, there is also a fertilizer plant embankment and two berths with a water depth of 12 meters for the export of urea and other products. Qatar is rich in oil resources. As of 1989, the proven reserves were 440 million cubic meters, ranking fifth in the world. In the future, the focus will shift to the development and export of natural gas.