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Ongoing infrastructure expansions bolster USGC crude export capabilities
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Report summary
Permian production growth has moderated from historic highs but continues to support high pipeline utilization to the US Gulf Coast (USGC) and a long-term rise in waterborne crude exports. A new wave of midstream investment is underway to expand pipeline, storage and export capacity around Corpus Christi and Houston. These projects raise the region's export ceiling as Strait of Hormuz disruptions continue to drive volatility in US pipeline flows and export volumes.
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- Expansion phases continue at Enbridge Ingleside
- Additional projects support higher flows to the USGC
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EIEC Phase VII expansion tanks on 9 July 2026Enbridge Ingleside waterborne loadingsEnbridge Houston Oil Terminal tanks on 13 August 2026
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