The United States Department of Transportation has approved a licence for Texas GulfLink, LLC to build and operate a deepwater crude oil export terminal off the Texas coast, making it the first such approval under the Trump administration and potentially reviving a licensing process that has remained slow for decades.
The Texas GulfLink terminal will be located about 26.6 nautical miles, or roughly 30 miles, off Brazoria County, Texas.
The offshore facility is designed to export up to one million barrels of crude oil per day and is expected to support around 720 jobs.
Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced the approval on Tuesday, stating that the project supports the administration’s goal of boosting US oil production and export capacity.
He said faster approvals could help reduce domestic bottlenecks and improve the country’s position in global energy markets.
The project is owned and operated by Sentinel Midstream. It includes a fixed
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