LADOL was designed to provide logistics, engineering and other support services to offshore oil & gas exploration and production companies operating in and around West Africa.

LADOL's developer, LiLe, began the construction of the logistics and engineering base in 2001 and commenced full operations in 2006.

Completed at a cost of US$150 million, LADOL's initial infrastructures included: a 200m quay, 8.5m draft, 25-ton/m2 high load bearing area and additional 30-ton bollards at either end that can accommodate up to six supply vessels and three heavy-lift vessels; a hotel; warehouse; office complex; road; water treatment; and underground reticulation.

In 2015, with the support of Total Upstream Nigeria Limited, LADOL was further expanded to include a new US$300 million Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel fabrication and integration facility.

The next phase of LADOL's expansion has been reported to include a dry dock that will be the largest in West Africa and attract as many as 100,000 direct and indirect jobs.