The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 408 & 404/10 authorizations and the U.S. Coast Guard’s Letter of Recommendation complete the final key permits for Galveston LNG Bunker Port.
Houston, TX (May 19, 2025) – The Texas-based Galveston LNG Bunker Port, LLC (GLBP) is fully permitted for construction, having received final authorizations from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Coast Guard. Upon completion, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility will be the first dedicated marine bunker port on the U.S. Gulf Coast serving the growing clean-energy marine fuels market.
Located on the Texas City Ship Channel in the Texas City industrial area, GLBP will supply LNG by fuel barge to the rapidly expanding fleet of LNG-fueled vessels in the greater Houston-Galveston region. It is optimally located to serve major ports, including Port Houston, the Port of Galveston and the Port of Texas City. The project is a joint venture between Pilot LNG and Seapath Group, a maritime subsidiary of Libra Group.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued its Section 408 and 404/10 authorizations for the small-scale LNG project under the Clean Water Act. Additionally, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has issued its Captain of the Port Letter of Recommendation (LOR) for the project’s Waterway Suitability Assessment (WSA) pursuant to Regulation 33 CFR 127.
With today’s announcement, GLBP now holds all necessary authorizations to advance the project to a final investment decision (FID) anticipated in mid-2025. This follows GLBP’s announcement in January that it had received its Texas Railroad Commission (TRRC) Water Quality Certification and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) air permit.
Shaun Davison, Chief Development Officer of Pilot LNG, stated: “This is a crucial milestone for our project and is the culmination of intense effort and hard work by the overall team. I would like to extend my thanks to the many dedicated professionals who made this possible – both the GLBP team and our trusted advisors. We are in the very advantageous position of being the only permitted LNG bunker project in the region. We look forward to beginning LNG bunker deliveries to customers in the second half of 2027.”
President of Seapath Group, Josh Lubarsky, further added: “After several years of challenging and complex work bringing together the engineering, permitting, and third party supplies for gas and power to the project, we are now comfortably ahead in the marketplace to be the first dedicated LNG marine fuels supplier in the U.S. Gulf. So much work is required behind the scenes to get a complex project to this point, which oftentimes goes unnoticed. We have made a significant financial commitment to this project and, over the course of the last several years, have positioned GLBP to be the foremost clean fuel supply hub in the Galveston Bay/Gulf region. We could not be more excited for the start of construction in the coming months.”
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About Galveston LNG Bunker Port
The project is being developed by Pilot LNG and its partner Seapath Group, a Libra Group subsidiary. It is located on Shoal Point in Galveston County, Texas, to serve the greater Houston-Galveston port complex. GLBP will provide critical infrastructure for the supply of clean-burning LNG to meet the growing demand for LNG as a marine fuel. Operations of GLBP are projected to commence in the second half of 2027. The terminal is being developed in two phases with a total capacity of up to 720,000 gallons per day accompanied by two 3-million-gallon storage tanks. GLBP is ideally situated to supply the growing Galveston Bay port complex fuel and bunker markets. This includes LNG marine fuel deliveries directly to customers in the port complex and surrounding areas, such as the Galveston Offshore Lightering Area.
For more information visit: www.galvestonLNG.com
Media inquiries: info@galvestonLNG.com
About Pilot LNG, LLC
Pilot LNG is a clean energy solutions company focused on the delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to both new and existing markets by developing and operating LNG import and LNG fuel/bunkering terminals and related infrastructure. The company aims to establish LNG terminal and logistics opportunities worldwide to meet growing natural gas demand by supplying clean-burning LNG to the rapidly expanding fleet of LNG-fueled vessels.
For more information visit: www.pilotLNG.com
Media inquiries: media@pilotLNG.com
About Seapath
Seapath is dedicated to advancing America’s infrastructure and competitiveness. Seapath provides maritime asset financing, project financing, and financing services for maritime commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects. Through trusted partnerships with the public and the private sectors, we are investing in critical maritime infrastructure to drive America’s economic resilience and prosperity. Seapath is a maritime subsidiary of Libra Group, a U.S.-headquartered privately owned global business group whose subsidiaries own and operate assets in nearly 60 countries.
For more information visit: www.seapathgroup.com
Media inquiries: info@seapathgroup.com
CAPTION: Galveston LNG Bunker Port, as shown in this rendering, will be located on the Texas City Ship Channel in the Texas City industrial area. The small-scale LNG production facility will supply LNG by fuel barge to the rapidly expanding fleet of LNG-fueled vessels in the greater Houston-Galveston region. More at www.galvestonLNG.com