Projects

Industrial and power projects shaping Houston’s next cycle.

Verified Projects

Confirmed activity from official or strongly corroborated sources

LNGAdvancing
Verified Project

Port Houston LNG Logistics Hub

Terminal and logistics buildout to increase LNG cargo flexibility and marine throughput.

Linked to grid load growth

Market Signal: Contractor demand rising

Impact on Houston: Supports Houston demand across EPC, marine logistics, and owner project teams.

Estimated Value: $620MPhase: PlanningStage: PlanningLocation: Houston Ship Channel, TX
PowerExecution
Verified Project

ERCOT South Load Response Build

Grid resilience work focused on distribution upgrades and load response integration.

Backed by downstream reliability spend

Market Signal: Contractor demand rising

Impact on Houston: Adds Houston demand for grid execution, controls, and field delivery teams.

Estimated Value: $540MPhase: ExecutionStage: ConstructionLocation: Houston, TX
RefineryActive
Verified Project

Pasadena Refinery Debottleneck

Brownfield capital program targeting throughput and energy efficiency improvements.

Supported by ship channel logistics demand

Market Signal: Maintenance hiring expected

Impact on Houston: Extends Houston hiring across maintenance, reliability, and project controls.

Estimated Value: $950MPhase: FIDStage: FEEDLocation: Pasadena, TX
LNGExpansion
Verified Project

Freeport LNG Train Optimization

Incremental export optimization project tied to reliability and train performance.

Tied to LNG export demand growth

Market Signal: Controls and EPC demand increasing

Impact on Houston: Supports Houston demand across EPC, marine logistics, and owner project teams.

Estimated Value: $1.1BPhase: ExecutionStage: ExpansionLocation: Freeport, TX
Carbon CaptureFiled
Verified Project

Channelview Carbon Capture Corridor

Multi-party carbon capture infrastructure concept linked to industrial emitters along the Ship Channel.

Driven by LNG export demand

Market Signal: Contractor demand rising

Impact on Houston: Adds Houston demand across engineering, contractor, and capital planning functions.

Estimated Value: $2.3BPhase: PlanningStage: PlanningLocation: Channelview, TX
Power StorageExecution
Verified Project

Houston Battery Storage Cluster

Utility-scale battery program intended to support ERCOT peak demand flexibility.

Linked to grid load growth

Market Signal: Contractor demand rising

Impact on Houston: Adds Houston demand for grid execution, controls, and field delivery teams.

Estimated Value: $780MPhase: ExecutionStage: ConstructionLocation: Houston, TX
AmmoniaPre-FID
Verified Project

La Porte Ammonia Export Build

Export-oriented low-carbon ammonia terminal and associated utility infrastructure.

Backed by downstream reliability spend

Market Signal: Controls and EPC demand increasing

Impact on Houston: Channels Houston capital flow into engineering, procurement, and industrial hiring.

Estimated Value: $1.4BPhase: FIDStage: FEEDLocation: La Porte, TX
RefineryActive
Verified Project

Texas City Coker Revamp

Major reliability and throughput revamp on an existing Gulf Coast refining asset.

Supported by ship channel logistics demand

Market Signal: Maintenance hiring expected

Impact on Houston: Pulls turnaround staffing and contractor demand into Houston.

Estimated Value: $690MPhase: TurnaroundStage: ConstructionLocation: Texas City, TX
TransmissionExpansion
Verified Project

Gulf Coast Transmission Backbone

High-voltage transmission reinforcement supporting industrial load growth around Houston.

Tied to industrial power demand growth

Market Signal: Contractor demand rising

Impact on Houston: Adds Houston demand for grid execution, controls, and field delivery teams.

Estimated Value: $1.3BPhase: ExecutionStage: ExpansionLocation: Greater Houston, TX
MidstreamExecution
Verified Project

Enterprise Bahia Park NGL Terminal

NGL fractionation and marine export terminal expansion anchored by Permian Basin throughput growth.

Driven by export and terminal throughput growth

Market Signal: Contractor demand rising

Impact on Houston: Terminal, pipeline, and logistics demand moving through Houston project teams.

Estimated Value: $1.6BPhase: ExecutionStage: ConstructionLocation: Ingleside, TX
HydrogenExecution
Verified Project

Air Products Port Arthur Blue Hydrogen

World-scale blue hydrogen and ammonia complex with integrated CCS, targeting industrial and export markets.

Linked to low-carbon and industrial fuel switching demand

Market Signal: Controls and EPC demand increasing

Impact on Houston: Houston capital flow extending into engineering, procurement, and industrial hiring.

Estimated Value: $4.5BPhase: ExecutionStage: ConstructionLocation: Port Arthur, TX