Galveston LNG Bunker Port, LLC (GLBP), situated in Texas, has chosen NV5 LNG Engineering Services, Inc. (NV5 LNG) as the EPC contractor for its new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project.
With an initial capacity of 360,000 gallons per day (200,000 metric tons per year), the terminal at Shoal Point in Texas City, Texas, will provide bunker fuel to ships in the Houston-Galveston area.
NV5 LNG, a subsidiary of NV5 Global, Inc., is a North American market leader in energy infrastructure engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC).
The GLBP plant, located on the Texas City Ship Channel in the Texas City industrial region, will serve as a platform for supplying conventional LNG, renewable LNG, and synthetic e-LNG by fuel barge to the fast expanding fleet of LNG-fueled vessels.
The GLBP complex is strategically located to serve major ports such as Port Houston, Port Galveston, and Port of Texas City. It is scheduled to open in 2028 as the United States Gulf Coast’s first dedicated LNG liquefaction facility for marine bunkering.
Peter Dirksen, Vice President of NV5 LNG, stated, “We are delighted to assist GLBP with their strategic initiative.” The port has the potential to significantly diversify the region’s energy mix, increase the resilience of new marine fuel supplies, and provide cleaner-burning fuel to the maritime industry.
Our renowned EPC competence, along with a strong local workforce, enables us to complete this project.” Additionally, Dirksen said, “We are pleased to collaborate with GLBP on this project, the leading and only proposed dedicated LNG bunker project in the Houston-Galveston region.”
Shaun Davison, CDO of GLBP, said: “Selecting NV5 LNG reflects our confidence in their ability to execute worldclass projects based on 40 years of experience and innovation.”
Davison continued, “The new LNG marine fuels terminal is consistent with our long-term goal of transitional and sustained clean fuel expansion. This project will considerably boost our ability to fulfill rising demand while lowering carbon intensity.”
