US Maritime Administration approves $1 billion oil port license application
The planned Blue Marlin terminal off Louisiana could export up to 2 million barrels of crude oil a day, the US Transportation Department says.
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The planned Blue Marlin terminal off Louisiana could export up to 2 million barrels of crude oil a day, the US Transportation Department says.
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on 5 November that the Maritime Administration had approved the deepwater port license application for Blue Marlin Offshore Port. The decision clears a regulatory hurdle for the planned terminal; it does not announce construction or operation.
The application was submitted in October 2020. The Maritime Administration and the US Coast Guard completed the project’s final environmental impact statement earlier in 2026, gCaptain said.
An affiliate of Energy Transfer is developing the $1 billion project, which would be about 99 miles off Cameron Parish, Louisiana, in West Cameron Block 509. The Transportation Department says it could export up to 2 million barrels of crude oil a day. It would use existing and converted offshore platform infrastructure connected to crude oil hubs in Texas and southwest Louisiana. A dedicated pipeline network would link the offshore facility to the Nederland Terminal area in Texas and other inland hubs.
The terminal is designed to load very large crude carriers directly in deep water, rather than at congested inland ports. Its maximum planned loading rate is 80,000 barrels per hour. The Maritime Administration says moving loading farther offshore could also reduce the risk of vessel collisions.
The Transportation Department estimates that construction would support up to 1,052 jobs. Duffy said building the port would stimulate domestic production and open supply lines to global markets.
The Environmental Protection Agency separately proposed air permits for the facility in October 2026. The administration did not announce a construction start date or an expected completion timeline.
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