{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Palanca Terminal","identifier":"AO PAT","unlocode":"AO PAT","city":null,"country":"Angola","waterBody":"South Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Open Roadstead","channelDepthMeters":0,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-6.95,"longitude":12.4},"description":"Palanca is not a conventional harbour but an offshore crude-oil export terminal off Angola's coast in the South Atlantic. At its heart is an FSO (Floating Storage and Offloading) unit that stores crude from the mature Block 3/05 in the Lower Congo Basin — lying 37 km offshore in 40–100 m of water, operated by Sonangol (36 %) with partners Afentra (30 %), M&P (30 %), ETU Energies (10 %) and NIS (4 %) — and loads it onto tankers. In 2026, light well interventions at Palanca are targeting around 3,","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/palanca-terminal-port-ao-pat","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/palanca-terminal-port-ao-pat","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Palanca Terminal · (UN/LOCODE: AO PAT) · Angola · Small"}