North America—and beyond

Building a premier Gulf Coast, Permian and export franchise

For Enbridge and its liquids pipeline customers, these challenges present opportunities to export North American crude oil. And we’re already delivering, through a U.S. Gulf Coast and export strategy that positions Enbridge to safely and cost-effectively store and export barrels to international markets.

Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center: Size and location matter

Our acquisition in 2021 of the U.S.’s largest crude oil storage and export terminal by volume gave our customers access to a highly efficient and cost-effective gateway to the world. Strategically located in Ingleside, Texas—with proximity to open water—the Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center (EIEC) provides direct connectivity to next-generation, long-haul pipelines bringing crude from the Permian and Eagle Ford basins to tidewater for export.

Potential future expansions

Enbridge recently announced an expansion project at Ingleside, involving the addition of approximately two million barrels of storage capacity, with the first tank’s anticipated in-service date in early 2024. A further expansion of the EIEC terminal, Phase VII, has been sanctioned and will add an additional two and a half million barrels of storage capacity.

The Enbridge Houston Oil Terminal (EHOT) has been sanctioned and construction is anticipated to start in second half of 2024. It is envisioned to be the premier Canadian heavy crude terminal in the USGC and will be fully integrated into the Seaway system—with access to both dock loading facilities and all existing delivery points. Initial capacity of EHOT is anticipated to be 2.5 million barrels of storage. It will also have potential future connectivity to Gray Oak and the Sea Port Oil Terminal (SPOT) project.

Increased ownership in key Permian pipelines

With Permian oil supply expected to grow by an estimated two million barrels per day through 2030, we believe integrating Gray Oak into EIEC will further boost oil exports off the Gulf Coast. Enbridge is expanding the Gray Oak pipeline by 120,000 barrels a day. The open season for the capacity is expected to close mid-2024, with the full expansion capacity anticipated to be in-service in mid-2025.

The expansion is timed to meet our customers’ needs for incremental takeaway capacity out of the basin starting in mid-2025 and combined with EIEC, Enbridge will provide a unique solution to our customers for pipeline and export capacity. A further modest capacity expansion of Gray Oak is achievable and can be brought to market when customer demand for incremental capacity out of the basin is needed.

The Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center (EIEC) export terminal in Corpus Christi, TX, which is America’s largest crude oil storage and export terminal by volume.