# Ras   Lanuf (LY RLA)

**UN/LOCODE:** LY RLA  
**Country:** Libya  
**Water Body:** Gulf of Sidra; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 30.5167, 18.5667

Around 220,000 barrels per day flow through the refinery behind Ras Lanuf, Libya's largest, making this Gulf of Sirte terminal a cornerstone of the country's oil exports since 1964. The complex is run by a subsidiary of the state National Oil Corporation and fed by crude pipelines from the Amal, Messla and Defa fields. Tankers load crude and refined products at offshore single-buoy moorings in deep water; there is no container or general-cargo capability here. Years of civil-conflict force majeure and attacks that damaged storage tanks mean throughput and tankage have fluctuated, so schedule and capacity should be confirmed before fixing. Hinterland links are pipeline-based rather than road or rail freight corridors. For boxes, breakbulk and customs clearance, Misurata or Benghazi are the practical alternatives, while neighbouring Es Sider handles comparable crude exports.

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