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Biden administration approves Gulf oil terminal opposed by Texas city

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The Sea Port Oil Terminal (SPOT) would be located offshore Freeport, Texas, with a capacity of 2 million barrels a day. The project would involve two pipelines running through the city of Surfside Beach, where the city council unanimously voted in opposition to the project in March 2020. Greenpeace blasted the Biden administration's approval of the terminal.

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The Hill

Biden administration approves Gulf oil terminal opposed by Texas city

Federal regulators this week approved a new oil terminal in the Gulf of Mexico off Texas over the objections of local activists, who argued the move contravenes the Biden administration’s stated climate goals. The Transportation Department’s Maritime Administration formally granted the license Nov. 21, ending a process that began under the Trump administration three years…

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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KSAT 12

Biden administration quietly approves huge Texas oil export project

The Sea Port Oil Terminal would be 30 miles off the Texas coast and is one of four proposed offshore terminals designed to dramatically expand the U.S. oil export capacity.

1 year ago·San Antonio, United States

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News 4 San Antonio

Biden administration quietly approves huge Texas oil export project

The Biden administration has approved plans to build the nation’s largest oil export terminal off the Gulf Coast of Texas, which would add 2 million barrels per

1 year ago·San Antonio, United States

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The Texas Tribune

Biden administration quietly approves huge Texas oil export project

The Sea Port Oil Terminal would be 30 miles off the Texas coast and is one of four proposed offshore terminals designed to dramatically expand the U.S. oil export capacity.

1 year ago·Austin, United States

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InsideClimate News

Biden Administration Quietly Approves Huge Oil Export Project Despite Climate Rhetoric - Inside Climate News

The Biden administration has approved plans to build the nation’s largest oil export terminal off the Gulf Coast of Texas, which would add 2 million barrels per day to the U.S. oil export capacity. The approval by the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration was filed in the federal register on Monday without any public announcement, […]

1 year ago

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