Infrastructure
Storage infrastructure
- 52 internal- and external-floating-roof tanks.
- Independent vapour-recovery units.
- Continuous emissions-monitoring networks.
North America · United States
Petroleum storage and logistics on the Houston Ship Channel
Houston Ship Channel Terminal provides petroleum storage and logistics capabilities in Houston, United States. Houston is a North American crude, component and finished-product terminal combining tanker docks, barge slips and major pipeline corridors.
Operational profile
Operational role
Houston is a North American crude, component and finished-product terminal combining tanker docks, barge slips and major pipeline corridors.
Colonial and Explorer connectivity is relevant for East Coast and Midwest distribution planning alongside local refinery connections.
Marine access
Vessel interface
- 3 × 120,000 DWT Aframax tanker docks.
- 12 inland barge slips.
Maximum draft13.7 metres or 45 feet
Movement
Pumping and transfer performance
- Aframax inbound receipt
- 6,500 m³/hourApproximate equivalent — 41,000 barrels/hour
- Mainline pipeline takeaway
- 8,000 m³/hour
- Barge outbound flow
- 3,000 m³/hour
Distribution
Pipeline and distribution connections
Long-distance distribution
Connections to Colonial Pipeline for East Coast delivery and Explorer Pipeline for Midwest delivery.
Local terminal connectivity
Connections include Enterprise, Energy Transfer and Kinder Morgan local terminal manifolds.
Refinery interface
Direct feed to ExxonMobil Baytown and Marathon Galveston Bay.
Cargo profile
Products handled
- WTI crude oil
- WTS crude oil
- Condensates
- Reformate
- Alkylate
- Finished gasoline
Credentials
Licences and certifications
- United States Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 154 Facility Operations Certificate
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Title V air permit
- United States Environmental Protection Agency Risk Management Plan
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