Galveston LNG Bunker Port advances plans for LNG bunkering facility in Texas

Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP) on April 9 announced the submission of applications to the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) seeking authorisation for its proposed LNG bunkering facility in Texas. The project aims to establish an LNG bunkering facility adjacent to the Texas City Ship Channel to serve the maritime hubs of Texas City, Galveston, and Houston.

GLBP has filed key regulatory applications with pertinent government agencies, including the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the Clean Water Act and Rivers & Harbors Act, the Texas Railroad Commission (TRRC) for the Texas Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 Water Quality Certification, and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for Waterway Suitability Assessment (WSA).

The proposed project encompasses two natural gas liquefaction trains capable of producing approximately 600,000 gallons/day of LNG, alongside two 3mn gallon full containment LNG storage tanks, natural gas liquids and refrigerant storage, feed gas pre-treatment facilities, a bunker vessel loading berth, and associated marine and loading facilities.

The GLBP project, announced in September 2023, is a joint venture between Seapath Group, a maritime subsidiary of Libra Group, and Pilot LNG, a Houston-based clean energy solutions company. 

GLBP aims to announce the final investment decision (FID) details for the Shoal Point project by the second half of 2024, with operations expected to commence in late 2026.