{"id":753,"date":"2015-11-04T11:43:46","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T11:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/?p=753"},"modified":"2021-03-19T08:28:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T08:28:27","slug":"crude-oil-tankers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/crude-oil-tankers\/","title":{"rendered":"Crude Oil Tankers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/507898823&#8243;][vc_column_text]Tankers are ships that carry liquid cargoes in tanks. Some are designed to carry crude oil (<em>oil produced straight from under the surface of the earth<\/em>) from the place of production to a port so that it can be piped to a refinery to be changed into useful oil products such a petrol, diesel, paraffin, aircraft fuel, lubricating oil, various grades of ships&#8217; fuel, and a variety of liquid chemicals.<\/p>\n<p>As the crude oil trade is extremely important in the world&#8217;s economy, it is also important politically. Therefore, the tanker routes from the areas of production to the areas where oil and oil products are needed are important.<\/p>\n<p>[new_royalslider id=&#8221;19&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Major Crude Oil Routes<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_arabian_gulf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-823 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_arabian_gulf.jpg\" alt=\"Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_arabian_gulf\" width=\"873\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_arabian_gulf.jpg 873w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_arabian_gulf-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_arabian_gulf-218x146.jpg 218w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_arabian_gulf-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_arabian_gulf-112x75.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arabian Gulf to<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Europe (Via Suez or Cape)<\/li>\n<li>North America (Via Suez or Cape)<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>Korea<\/li>\n<li>China<\/li>\n<li>India<\/li>\n<li>Singapore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_north_sea.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-826\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_north_sea.jpg\" alt=\"Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_north_sea\" width=\"873\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_north_sea.jpg 873w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_north_sea-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_north_sea-218x146.jpg 218w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_north_sea-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_north_sea-112x75.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>North Sea to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Europe<\/li>\n<li>North America<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_black_sea.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-824\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_black_sea.jpg\" alt=\"Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_black_sea\" width=\"873\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_black_sea.jpg 873w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_black_sea-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_black_sea-218x146.jpg 218w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_black_sea-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_black_sea-112x75.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Black Sea to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Europe<\/li>\n<li>North America<\/li>\n<li>Asia (Via Suez)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_west_africa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-829\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_west_africa.jpg\" alt=\"Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_west_africa\" width=\"873\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_west_africa.jpg 873w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_west_africa-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_west_africa-218x146.jpg 218w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_west_africa-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_west_africa-112x75.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>West Africa (especially Angola &amp; Nigeria) to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Europe<\/li>\n<li>North America<\/li>\n<li>Asia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_south_america.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-828\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_south_america.jpg\" alt=\"Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_south_america\" width=\"873\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_south_america.jpg 873w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_south_america-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_south_america-218x146.jpg 218w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_south_america-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_south_america-112x75.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Venezuela to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Europe<\/li>\n<li>North America<\/li>\n<li>South America<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Brazil to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Europe<\/li>\n<li>North America<\/li>\n<li>Asia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_alaska.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-822\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_alaska.jpg\" alt=\"Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_alaska\" width=\"873\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_alaska.jpg 873w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_alaska-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_alaska-218x146.jpg 218w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_alaska-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_alaska-112x75.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alaska to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>West Coast, North America<\/li>\n<li>West Coast, South America<\/li>\n<li>Asia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_north_africa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-825\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_north_africa.jpg\" alt=\"Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_north_africa\" width=\"873\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_north_africa.jpg 873w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_north_africa-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_north_africa-218x146.jpg 218w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_north_africa-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_north_africa-112x75.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>North Africa to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>North America<\/li>\n<li>Europe<\/li>\n<li>Asia (via Suez)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_south_africa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-827\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_south_africa.jpg\" alt=\"Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_south_africa\" width=\"873\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_south_africa.jpg 873w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_south_africa-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_south_africa-218x146.jpg 218w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_south_africa-50x34.jpg 50w, https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Oil_and_Gas_Ships_slidexx_oil_trade_routes_south_africa-112x75.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>South African Crude Oil Imports<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>From Arabian Gulf<\/li>\n<li>From West Africa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Imported via:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Offshore Buoy, Durban<\/li>\n<li>Saldanha Bay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Small volume from local offshore oilfield.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/507898823&#8243;][vc_column_text]Tankers are ships that carry liquid cargoes in tanks. Some are designed to carry crude oil (oil produced straight from under the surface of the earth) from the place of production to a port so that it can be piped to a refinery to be changed into useful oil [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-10-1-1-5-tankers-gas-carriers-and-related-vessels"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=753"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1379,"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753\/revisions\/1379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimesa.org\/grade-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}