Corpus Christi port for EXPORT
I spent some time on the phone with the CEO of the Corpus Christi Port Authority, Sean Strawbridge yesterday. The Port of Corpus Christi is the fourth largest port in America in tonnage moved. Most of that tonnage is oil and natural gas for export.
Strawbridge is a street fighter and he wants more of the Permian Basin’s oil. His current project is to widen the port and deepen it to 54 feet, from 45 feet. That will allow heavier ships that can carry more cargo into Corpus. He’ll be one of the presenters at the West Texas Legislative Summit here on Aug. 2.
“Corpus Christi is an export port, not a container port,” Strawbridge said, when comparing the capabilities between Corpus and the Port of Houston. Since laws were changed to allow U.S. oil and gas producers to export their product in 2015, Strawbridge argues that the Port of Corpus Christi will be the gateway to the continued revival of the U.S. economy. It’s built for exporting, not importing. Exports fuel economic growth, he said.
For more on the Aug. 2 West Texas Legislative Summit, see the schedule and agenda here.
Tickets are still available here.
//////From the San Angelo Standard Times July 28, 2018 issue ////////////////////////////////////////////