Energy firms leave group seeking solution to Ship Channel traffic

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Houston Chronicle by  Andrea Leinfelder Jan. 11, 2019

The Coalition for a Fair and Open Port, a group arguing that traffic jams caused by especially large container ships will constrict energy exports, has left a Port Houston working group created to find compromise among the port’s various stakeholders.

“We just do not think they are sincere in wanting to truly work together to develop a solution to maintain two-way traffic,” said John Rutherford, an energy-sector adviser and the executive director of the coalition.

The Houston Pilots, responsible for guiding vessels in and out of the Houston Ship Channel, have enacted safety measures around extra-large container ships that energy companies say could severely delay the shipping of crude oil, fuels and other petroleum products, which would put billions of dollars in exports at risk. When pilots are moving 1,100-foot plus container vessels in and out of the channel, ship traffic is restricted to one-way.

More: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Energy-firms-leave-group-seeking-solution-to-Ship-13527772.php

[thackney]

My client is Targa Resources, one of the partners in this.

Houston Ship Channel is a busy place.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Seems the growing emphasis on using Corpus Christi an export hub makes sense not just due to its proximity to the Permian and Eagleford.

It is great to have these problems,  just like too little pipelines or too small tanks to hold all the crude being produced.

Short term that will work its way out in time while the industry expands.