Deepwater Ports and Licensing
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The Maritime Administration’s First PriorityThe Maritime Administration’s first priority under the Deepwater Port Act is to ensure that natural gas and oil transported to and from the United States through deepwater ports is done safely and securely while balancing the nation’s security...
Withdrawn, Cancelled, and Disapproved Applications
Approved – Withdrawn After Record of Decision and Prior to License Issuance
Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal (TORP Terminal L.P.)
Deepwater Port Type: LNG Import Facility (Average throughput capacity: 1.20 billion standard cubic feet per day)
TORP...
Pending Applications
Blue Marlin (Blue Marlin Offshore Port LLC)
Port Type: Oil Export Facility. Proposed capacity: 80,000 barrels per hour; 1,920,000 barrels per day.
On October 1, 2020, Blue Marlin Offshore Port, LLC (BMOP) submitted an application to the Maritime Administration...
Lead and Participating Agencies
Lead Federal Agencies Maritime Administration: Office of Deepwater Port Licensing & Port Conveyance U.S. Coast Guard: Deepwater Ports Standards Division Other Participating Federal Agencies Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Bureau of Safety and...Overview - Deepwater Ports & Licensing
Deepwater Port Program
The information below provides the status of all deepwater port license applications filed with and reviewed by the Maritime Administration.
Thirty (31) Deepwater Port License Applications have been filed for approval.
Eighteen (18)...