NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Aug. 19, 2010--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today it assigned its 'A' rating to LOOP LLC's (A/Stable/A-1) proposed unsecured Deepwater Port Revenue Bonds offering of $70 million. The owner/operator of a deepwater oil port off the Louisiana coast intends to use the proceeds to build three to five 600,000-barrel crude oil storage facilities. As of June 2010, the company had $460.6 million in balance-sheet debt. RELATED CRITERIA AND RESEARCH Rating Criteria For U.S. Midstream Energy Companies, published Dec. 18, 2008. RATINGS LIST LOOP LLC Corporate Credit Rating A/Stable/A-1 New Rating $70 million unsecured revenue bonds A