The SPOT project consists of onshore and offshore facilities, including a fixed platform located approximately 30 nautical miles off the Brazoria County, Texas coast in approximately 115 ft of water. SPOT is designed to load VLCCs at rates of approximately 85 000 bph, or up to approximately 2 million bpd. The SPOT design also meets or exceeds federal requirements and, unlike existing and other proposed offshore terminals, is designed with a vapour control system to minimise emissions. Construction of SPOT is subject to obtaining the required approvals and licenses from the Federal Maritime Administration, which is currently reviewing the SPOT application.
“We are very pleased to work with Enbridge to jointly develop a deepwater port in the Gulf of Mexico to support growing exports of US crude oil,” said A. J. Teague, CEO of Enterprise’s general partner. “We value Enbridge’s expertise and resources as we focus our collective commercial development efforts on making the SPOT project a reality.”
