Pin Oak Corpus Christi received the first vessel April 15 at its newly commissioned oil dock at Port of Corpus Christi. The new dock can accommodate fully-laden bulk liquid tankers up to Suez-max class with loading rates of more than 40,000 barrels per hour. Construction of the new dock was a joint effort of Port of Corpus Christi, third largest port in U.S., and Pin Oak Terminals. The port constructed the dock, mooring structures and dredging, and Pin Oak installed the topside handling equipment, storage facilities, and common carrier pipeline interconnects. Pin Oak Terminals is a joint venture of Dauphine Midstream and Mercuria Energy Group.
Oil & Gas Journal said Pacific Dawn of Panama, the first tanker loaded, has been in service recently between Mexico and U.S. Atlantic coast.