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Approved – Withdrawn After Record of Decision and Prior to License Issuance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...
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...
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)...Applicants must be financially able to construct, own and operate the deepwater port, and must provide a financial guarantee or bond sufficient to meet all costs for complete removal of all components of the deepwater port upon revocation or termination of the...
The Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (DWPA), as amended, establishes a licensing system for ownership, construction, operation, and decommissioning of deepwater port structures located beyond the U.S. territorial sea for the import and export of oil and natural gas. The DWPA sets out conditions that...
The Western Gulf Gateway region includes the states of Texas, Colorado, New Mexico. And, for reporting purposes, the Western Gulf Gateway Director also reviews commercial activity on Mexico’s Gulf Coast.
This region includes 21 ports and all the waterways, intermodal connections...