Stabilis targets Q3 2028 start-up for Galveston LNG bunkering facility
Key Takeaways
- •Stabilis Solutions plans to begin commercial operations at its Port of Galveston LNG bunkering facility in the third quarter of 2028.
- •The company received a letter of recommendation from the U.S. Coast Guard after a formal review of its proposed Galveston LNG facility and related operations.
- •Stabilis is constructing a 350,000-gallon-per-day LNG liquefaction facility in Galveston, Texas.
- •LNG deliveries are expected to use a proposed Jones Act-compliant bunkering vessel that would be U.S.-built, U.S.-owned and U.S.-crewed.
- •The company said delivery of the vessel is also scheduled for 2028, matching the planned startup window.
Houston-headquartered Stabilis Solutions plans to begin commercial operations at its LNG bunkering facility in the Port of Galveston by the third quarter of 2028.
The announcement comes after the company received a letter of recommendation from the U.S. Coast Guard following its “formal review of our proposed Stabilis Galveston LNG Facility and associated waterfront LNG loading, marine transportation, and LNG bunkering operations,” the company said.
Stabilis is building a 350,000-gallon-per-day LNG liquefaction facility in Galveston, Texas. LNG deliveries are expected to be carried out using a proposed Jones Act-compliant bunkering vessel, meaning the vessel would be U.S.-built, U.S.-owned and U.S.-crewed.
The setup ties the land-based liquefaction plant, marine transport and bunkering operations into one planned supply chain, which is significant because LNG bunkering depends on both facility readiness and vessel availability before fuel can be delivered to ships. The company said delivery of the vessel is also scheduled for 2028, aligning the marine asset with the planned startup window.
Source: By Konica Bhatt, ENGINE,