Trump Administration Greenlights Deepwater Texas Oil Terminal

OilPrice · Irina Slav · last updated February 3, 2026 – 10:30 PM

The U.S. federal government has approved a project for the construction of a deepwater oil terminal on the Texas coast, to be led by Sentinel Midstream. The Texas GulfLink facility would have an export capacity of 1 million barrels of crude daily. The approval is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to boost the United States’ energy dominance through oil and gas exports. “The Texas GulfLink project is proof that when we slash unnecessary red tape and unleash our fossil fuel sector, we create jobs at home and stability abroad,”…

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