Texas Gulflink Deepwater Port

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Texas Gulflink Terminal is a proposed deepwater crude oil export terminal off the coast of Texas, United States.

Location

The terminal is proposed to be located about 30.5 miles off the Gulf Coast near Brazoria County, Texas, United States.

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Project details

• Operator:
• Owner: Texas Gulflink LLC
• Parent company: Sentinel Midstream LLC
• Location: Gulf of Mexico, offshore Brazoria County, Texas, United States
• Coordinates: 28.49438658, -94.58217250 (exact)
• Capacity: 1.1 million bpd
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Export
• Start year: 2022
• Cost:
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure:

Background

On 30 May 2019, Texas GulfLink applied with the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) for a license to construct, own, operate, and decommission the crude oil export terminal.

According to Oil & Gas Watch: The Texas GulfLink Terminal Project would consist of a Deepwater Oil Port near Freeport, Texas, capable of loading deep draft Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) vessels. The Deepwater Port will deliver crude oil via an onshore crude pipeline to above-ground crude oil storage tanks. Upon nomination from the crude oil shipper, the oil will be transported to one of two floating Single Point Mooring (SPM) buoys in the Gulf of Mexico, which would will allow for VLCC vessels to moor and receive up to 2 million barrels of crude oil each to be exported internationally.

Opposition

The #stopgulflink campaign has developed to try and halt further approval and construction of the project.