Project Details

What is BWTX?

The proposed BWTX project includes two new 30-inch pipelines along 55 miles of onshore, inshore and offshore routes, an operations facility Harbor Island and two, offshore single point mooring buoys.

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Why BWTX?

The Coastal Bend is a major exporter of U.S. crude oil and home to important energy infrastructure. If built, our proposed project would provide oil producers with a more
efficient alternative for the export of crude oil. With the added vapor capture technology, the project also reduces total emissions by 94% versus ship-to-ship loading.

Energy industry investments, such as BWTX, create economic benefits for local communities in the form of construction and full-time jobs, and revenues from property taxes. The project is expected to potentially generate approximately $13 million in regional tax revenues and more than 200 construction jobs and approximately 40 full-time jobs, with an estimated annual average salary of $70,000.

The mooring system is located approximately 21 nautical miles east of the entrance to the Port of Corpus Christi. Crude oil for BWTX will come from an onshore storage terminal located near Taft, TX, which will connect to the Gray Oak Pipeline and other third-party pipelines.

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Process

We are following a rigorous permitting process led by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) that includes input from dozens of other regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with all environmental and safety regulations, including minimizing impacts to sensitive ecosystems.

The agency issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed BWTX offshore deepwater port in November 2021. They are currently reviewing and preparing responses to the comments received during that comment period. MARAD has not set a date for the next step in the process which will be the publication of the final EIS, followed by a Record of Decision on the permit. The joint venture owners expect to make a final investment decision pending permit approval.

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