Callan Marine's General MacArthur. Photo: USACE/Callan Marine The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a nearly $98 million dredging contract to Texas-based Callan Marine for the second phase of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel deepening and widening project. The project will increase the channel depth from 47 feet to 54 feet and also widen the channel to channel to … [Read more...]
Phillips 66 and Trafigura to Develop Deepwater Port Off Corpus Christi
Photo: Port of Corpus Christi Phillips 66 and Trafigura have formed a joint venture to develop an offshore deepwater port capable of fully loading Very Large Crude Carriers off the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas. The offshore port will consist of up to two single point mooring (SPM) buoys located approximately 21 miles offshore to export crude oil. The joint venture, … [Read more...]
Carlyle Bails on Corpus Christi VLCC Terminal
By Collin Eaton HOUSTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Carlyle Group said on Friday it had dropped out as a stakeholder in Lone Star Ports LLC, which proposed a $1 billion crude oil export terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas. Sean Strawbridge, chief executive of the Port of Corpus Christi, said Carlyle notified the port on Oct. 8 it would no longer proceed with its investment. That … [Read more...]
Cheniere Announces the Substantial Completion of Train 2 at its Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project
Cheniere Energy has announced the substantial completion of the Train 2 at the Corpus Christ LNG liquefaction project. Substantial completion means that the project has been completed enough so that Cheniere can take over care, custody, and control of Train 2 and begin using it to export LNG. Cheniere’s EPC partner in the project, Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, is … [Read more...]
Dredging Kicks Off in Project to Expand Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel
The Port of Corpus Christi is celebrating the start of dredging work in the project to expand the Corpus Christi Ship Channel to prepare the port for the anticipated increase in U.S. crude oil exports overseas. The Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project will deepen and widen the entrance ship channel from 47 to 54 feet and widen it from 400 to 530 … [Read more...]