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Howard Energy Partners completes significant expansion at Port Arthur terminal facility
Howard Energy Partners (HEP) today announced that it has completed the expansions of its bulk liquid terminal facilities in Port Arthur and Corpus Christi, Texas. e completion of these projects increases HEP’s Gulf Coast terminal storage capacity to 2.6 million barrels with three ship docks, three barge docks, unit train loading capacity for up to two trains per day, and direct pipeline connectivity through wholly-owned pipelines to seven re neries. HEP began operating terminal facilities in mid-2014.
“ e substantial expansions at our
Port Arthur and Corpus Christi facilities signify HEP’s commitment to designing
and constructing fully-engineered facilities that are tailored to meet the exact needs of
our customers,” said HEP Co-Founder and President Brad Bynum. “We currently have more than 470 acres for additional Gulf Coast expansion projects, including signi cant water frontage. We will continue to work closely with our customers to understand their needs and evaluate growth projects that create bene cial results for all participants within the supply chain.”
HOWARD ENERGY PARTNERS, June 13, 2019
Sempra takes steps to
apply for Port Arthur LNG
expansion
Sempra Energy has started the process for ling an application for a two-train expansion at its Port Arthur LNG export terminal, which is planned for the Texas coast.
Last week, the company submitted a request to the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to begin the pre- ling process for Phase 2 of Port Arthur LNG.
e expansion would increase the facility’s capacity by 13.5 million tonnes per year (tpy) to 27 million tpy.
e FERC approved construction of the initial two-train project in April.
Sempra expects to le its o cial application for Phase 2 in January 2020, according to the request. It anticipates making a nal investment decision (FID) in May 2021.
Sempra is also developing the three-train, 14 million tpy Cameron LNG project, which
recently shipped its rst commissioning cargo. And the company has received permits for a liquefaction facility at Energia Costa Azul in Baja California, Mexico.
Development of Port Arthur LNG is still contingent on the project obtaining additional customer commitments, completing the required commercial agreements, securing all necessary permits and obtaining nancing. Start-up is anticipated in 2023.
SERVICES
S & B Modular Operations
opens new module
assembly bay in Baytown,
announces new pipe
fabrication service offering
an additional 24,000 square feet of covered assembly and production space, as well as 4,480 square feet of additional o ce and storage area inside the innovative structure’s CONEX box walls. e bay features a maximum clearance height of 56 feet and will be served by a dedicated 100-ton mobile gantry crane.
e original 50,000 square feet of
covered space has been converted into a
full production-size pipe fabrication facility, including separate dedicated bays for carbon steel and alloy pipe. e area is equipped with multiple cranes with a combined li ing capacity of 150 tons. e facility o ers versatility, with the ability to be used for pipe fabrication services or for the assembly of skids, modules and pipe racks, with drive- through access for convenient loading and unloading of material.
S & B MODULAR OPERATIONS, June 17, 2019
MOVES
Chisholm Oil and Gas
and Gastar Exploration
announce strategic
combination to create the
leading STACK E&P company
Chisholm Oil and Gas of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Gastar Exploration of Houston, Texas announced today that they have entered
into de nitive agreements to e ect a merger between the two companies. e combined company, which will operate under the name Chisholm Oil and Gas and be headquartered in Tulsa, will have net production of approximately 20,000 boe per day and a
S & B Modular Operations, a subsidiary of S & B Engineers and Constructors, is pleased
to announce the recent installation of a new covered module assembly bay at our Baytown, Texas location. In addition to the new facility, S & B Modular Operations will now o er pipe fabrication services.
“ ese upgrades will allow S & B Modular Operations to better serve our clients in
the upstream, midstream and downstream industries as a single, high-quality provider of both module assembly and pipe fabrication services,” said Darren Parnell, President of S & B Modular Operations. “While our company is moving into an exciting new phase of our history, we will continue to operate with the same uncompromising quality and safety associated with the S & B name.”
e new module assembly bay provides
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