Ports along the Texas coast started to close or restrict vessel traffic on July 7 to prepare for Tropical Storm Beryl, which was expected to strengthen back to a Category 1 hurricane before hitting the area late in the evening.
Port closures could temporarily halt crude oil exports, shipments of crude oil to refineries and motor fuels from those plants.
The storm, which at one point intensified to a Category 5 hurricane, left a deadly trail of destruction across the Caribbean. It swept through Jamaica, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and unleashed heavy rainfall on northern Venezuela.
The port of Corpus Christi said it was closed after condition "Zulu" was set by the Coast Guard captain on July 7. No vessels may enter, transit, or remain without the captain's permission as gale force winds were expected within 12 hours.
Corpus Christi, about 200 miles (322 km) from Houston, is the top crude oil export hub in the United States.
Related: Corpus Christi Earns Designation as America's Top Energy Port
The ports of Houston, Galveston, Freeport and Texas City were under condition "Yankee." With gale force winds predicted within 24 hours, all inbound vessel traffic was suspended at these ports.
Recommended Reading
Marketed: Slash Exploration Delaware Basin Opportunity
2024-12-17 - Slash Exploration Ltd. has retained EnergyNet for the sale of working interest participation in the Capitan 22301 27-22 State Com #20H wellbore in Lea County, New Mexico.
Brigham Exploration Grows Permian Footprint in Non-Op Assets Deal
2024-12-17 - Brigham Exploration is significantly adding to its Permian Basin non-operated portfolio with an acquisition of 7,000 acres from Great Western Drilling.
Jones Power Secures Contracts for Arizona Solar, BESS Projects
2024-12-17 - The developments, located outside of Phoenix and Tucson, have a potential capacity of 290 megawatts for the solar project and over 1 gigawatt for the BESS system, Jones Power said.
QatarEnergy Joins Joint Venture Offshore Namibia
2024-12-17 - QatarEnergy acquired a 27.5% stake in petroleum exploration license 90 offshore Namibia.
Exxon Mobil Targets $2B More Earnings from Low Carbon Solutions
2024-12-17 - Exxon Mobil executives say the pace of growth for areas such as CCS, hydrogen and lithium vary due to uncertainty.
Comments
Add new comment
This conversation is moderated according to Hart Energy community rules. Please read the rules before joining the discussion. If you’re experiencing any technical problems, please contact our customer care team.