Port of Corpus Christi approves agreement for offshore deepwater port project
Published by Pippa Luck,
Editorial Assistant
Tanks and Terminals,
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority Commission has approved a lease agreement and related pipeline easement for the Bluewater Texas Terminals LLC (BWTX) offshore deepwater port project – a 50/50 joint venture between Texas-based Phillips 66 and Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd. This agreement facilitates BWTX’s plans to provide safe and environmentally friendly infrastructure for the increasing exports of responsibly produced US crude oil to the global demand markets that prefer US energy.
The proposed project will consist of up to two single point mooring (SPM) buoys located approximately 21 nautical miles from the entrance to the Corpus Christi ship channel. The BWTX project is currently in the permitting stage and is subject to final investment decision by the joint venture partners. The Commission-approved lease agreement defines the commercial terms with the Port of Corpus Christi for BWTX to access existing pipeline corridors and Port Authority property for the project. BWTX will lease 12 non-waterfront acres for an operations facility on Harbour Island, in the Bahamas, to include an office and equipment for inspection, monitoring and communications.
“Port Commission’s approval of this agreement with Bluewater Texas Terminals caps yet another major inflection point in the evolution of American energy exports, not only for the Port of Corpus Christi, but for the Nation,” said Sean Strawbridge, Chief Executive Officer for the Port of Corpus Christi.
The proposed BWTX-operated offshore deepwater port will have the capability of fully loading very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and other crude oil vessels at production rates of up to 80 000 bbl/hr and throughput capacities of approximately 16 VLCCs (based on two SPM buoys) per month.
Crude oil from Permian and Eagle Ford production basins will feed the proposed BWTX export port via major pipelines connected to a planned multi-use crude oil storage terminal (Midway terminal) near Taft, Texas, US.
“Advancing the BWTX project is another step forward in the Port of Corpus Christi’s mission to support infrastructure that will facilitate navigable commerce and thereby drive our nation’s economic recovery from the impacts of COVID-19,” said Charles W. Zahn, Port of Corpus Christi Commission Chairman.
Read the article online at: https://www.tanksterminals.com/terminals/22122020/port-of-corpus-christi-approves-agreement-for-offshore-deepwater-port-project/
You might also like
EU Commission releases statement on European gas storage levels
Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson has released a statement on record post-winter gas storage levels in Europe.