Texas-based Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP) – set to be the first dedicated facility of its kind on the US Gulf Coast – is targeting a final investment decision in mid-2025 after receiving final construction permits.
Located on the Texas City Ship Channel in the Texas City industrial area, GLBP will supply LNG by fuel barge to the fleet of LNG-fuelled vessels in the greater Houston–Galveston region.
The project is a joint venture between Pilot LNG and Seapath Group, a maritime subsidiary of Libra Group.
Source: GLBP
Construction work can now proceed after the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued its Section 408 and 404/10 authorisations for the small-scale LNG project under the Clean Water Act.
Shaun Davison, Chief Development Officer of Pilot LNG, said securing the final permit was a crucial milestone for the project.
“We are in the very advantageous position of being the only permitted LNG bunker project in the region,” he said. “We look forward beginning LNG bunker deliveries to customers in the second half of 2027.”
Josh Lubarsky, President of Seapath Group, said the partnership was now poised to become the first dedicated LNG marine fuels supplier in the US Gulf.
“So much work is required behind the scenes to get a complex project to this point, which often times goes unnoticed,” he said.
“We have made a significant financial commitment to this project … to be the foremost clean fuel supply hub in the Galveston Bay/Gulf region.”
