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“We’re the third largest crude oil export port in the world, and we’re the leading crude oil export port in the United States. 60% of the crude oil that gets exported out of the

United States ? ows out of the Port of Corpus Christi; that’s about 2.3 million barrels per day.”

Kent Britton, CEO of the

Port of Corpus Christi economic story.

POCC: Punching Above Its Weight “It’s not just an economic driver,” he said. “Think about the

When Britton talks to locals, he leads with a statistic that’s energy that we’re supplying around the world… almost ex- hard to ignore: Corpus Christi is now one of the world’s major clusively to our allies and trading partners… It’s a matter of crude export gateways. The Port has been widely cited as the national security as well.” largest U.S. crude oil export gateway and among the top crude export ports globally, moving roughly 2.3 million 2025 Volumes: A Slight Dip—Driven by Crude barrels per day in crude exports in recent years.

The Port’s 2025 tonnage of 203.4 million tons came in

The tonnage story is equally striking. Over roughly a decade, slightly below 2024, and Britton doesn’t sugarcoat how much

Corpus Christi’s throughput has climbed from about 85 mil- lion tons to more than 200 million tons, driven largely by the crude number drives the narrative. When crude is the dom- inant commodity, even small percentage moves can swing the crude oil exports and supporting energy