交通部批准82亿美元ST LNG深水港许可：德州Matagorda外海年产840万吨，审查410天创20多年来最快
美国交通部10月28日在 Houston 宣布，海事管理局（MARAD）已批准 ST LNG, LLC 的深水港许可申请：这座投资82亿美元的液化天然气（LNG）出口港将建在德州 Matagorda 外海约10.4海里处，配四套液化系统、合计年产能840万吨，预计2027年开工、2029年投运，建成后可把美国的 LNG 出口能力扩大7%至9%。
按交通部公布的方案，港口满负荷时包括20个平台、四个 LNG 浮式储存单元、四个系泊系统和7.7英里管线；四套液化系统每套年产能210万吨。项目预计支持2,000个建筑岗位和最高855个长期岗位。港口的原料气来自 Tres Palacios 天然气储存与交易枢纽和 Williams Markham 天然气处理厂，经一条现有的 Transco 管线输送，该管线位于港址东北约5.6英里处。港址远离较为拥挤的近岸航区，交通部称这将减少船舶碰撞与安全风险。
交通部长 Sean P. Duffy 说：「通过削减繁文缛节、把许可流程现代化，本届政府正在为德州民众带来一场大规模的经济繁荣。这个项目将释放美国能源，确保德州丰富的天然气以及开采它的男女工人的需求持续增长。」海事管理局局长 Stephen M. Carmel 表示，这是本届政府批准的第三个深水港许可，证明在加速关键能源基础设施安全建设的同时，可以强化供应链并压低能源价格。
此次批准的另一看点是审查速度。交通部称，在部长指示海事管理局接管并改造深水港许可流程后，该局仅用410天就完成了 ST LNG 项目的最终环境影响报告（FEIS），比历史平均用时快近3.7年、审查时间缩减70%，是20多年来最快的深水港许可审查。审查期间，海事管理局与美国海岸警卫队、相关联邦机构和德州政府合作把关安全与安保标准。批准决定及相关文件可在 regulations.gov 以案号 MARAD-2025-0096 查阅。
DOT Approves $8.2 Billion ST LNG Deepwater Port License off Matagorda, Texas: 8.4 Million Tonnes a Year After Fastest Review in Over 20 Years
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced in Houston on October 28 that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) has approved a deepwater port license application for ST LNG, LLC. The $8.2 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) export port will be built approximately 10.4 miles offshore Matagorda, Texas, with four liquefaction systems totaling 8.4 million tonnes per annum. Construction is expected to begin in 2027, with the port coming online in 2029, expanding America's LNG export capacity by 7 to 9 percent.
At full capacity, the port will include 20 platforms, four LNG floating storage units, four mooring systems, and 7.7 miles of pipeline, with each of the four liquefaction systems rated at 2.1 million tonnes per annum. The project is expected to support 2,000 construction jobs and up to 855 permanent jobs. Its feed gas will come from the Tres Palacios Natural Gas Storage and Trading Hub and the Williams Markham Gas Processing Plant through an existing Transco pipeline approximately 5.6 miles northeast of the port. The Department said the offshore location is expected to move vessel traffic away from more congested onshore areas, reducing vessel collisions and safety risks.
"By slashing red tape and modernizing our licensing processes, the Trump Administration is delivering a massive economic boom for the people of Texas," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. "This project will unleash American energy, ensuring demand for Texas' bountiful natural gas and the men and women who extract it continues to grow." MARAD Administrator Stephen M. Carmel said approving the ST LNG license, the administration's third deepwater port approval, proves crucial energy infrastructure can be accelerated safely while strengthening supply chains and driving down energy prices.
The Department said that after Secretary Duffy directed MARAD to take over and overhaul deepwater port licensing, MARAD finalized the project's Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) in just 410 days, nearly 3.7 years faster than the historical average, a 70 percent reduction in review time and the fastest deepwater port license review in more than two decades. MARAD partnered with the U.S. Coast Guard, key federal agencies, and the State of Texas on safety and security standards. The Record of Decision and related documents are available at regulations.gov under Docket Number MARAD-2025-0096.
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图片来源：图：液化天然气运输船（资料图）。Steven L. Markos 摄，CC BY 2.5，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / An LNG carrier (file photo). Photo by Steven L. Markos, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
