Cloghan Point

Cloghan Point is an oil terminal located in Belfast Lough, near the town of Whitehead, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

The terminal was originally built by Northern Ireland Electricity in 1979 to supply the nearby Kilroot and Ballylumford power stations.

The facility was constructed as an import, storage and distribution hub for Heavy Fuel Oil. However, following the installation of a new HFO pipeline from the terminal directly to Kilroot power station in 2008, the storage facility became effectively redundant.

The storage facility, which is capable of storing 126,000 tonnes of Heavy Fuel Oil is currently owned by the Republic of Ireland's National Oil Reserves Agency, and stores part of Ireland's strategic fuel reserve.

The jetty can accommodate tankers up to 120,000 tonnes and stretches 1,225m into Belfast Lough.

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