The site

Four tracts. One waterfront.

~1,500 acres owned free and clear, interconnected by pipeline easements and rights-of-way into a single contiguous platform with marine, pipeline, rail and highway connectivity. Ten years of assemblage; a hundred years of industrial use history.

Berry Island

~225 acres · Deepwater · six VLCC docks permitted

Berry Dock

~5 acres · Mainland operations hub

Exxon Tract

~199 acres · Pipeline nexus · tank-farm permit

Expansion Acreage

~1,070 acres · Greenfield · rail · unrestricted

Aerial of the La Quinta Ship Channel with Berry Island and the Exxon Tract outlined — La Quinta Ship Channel — Berry Island (orange) and the Exxon Tract (blue)

Map of the four tracts with pipeline rights-of-way — Pipeline rights-of-way: ~2.5 mi Exxon Tract → Berry Island · ~6.9 mi Expansion Acreage → Berry Island

Tract 01 · ~225 acres

Berry Island

The deepwater heart of the platform: an island at the mouth of Corpus Christi Bay on the La Quinta Ship Channel, permitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for six VLCC docks. At 47 ft above sea level it sits among the highest elevations in San Patricio County.

Specification

LocationMouth of Corpus Christi Bay, La Quinta Ship ChannelEleven miles from the open Gulf; ~15 nautical miles closer than the Inner Harbor
Elevation47 ft above sea levelFlood protection and a working advantage in inclement weather
ChannelLa Quinta: 47 ft today, 54 ft expected by 2027Corpus Christi Ship Channel: 54 ft, recently widened and deepened
Dock permitsSix VLCC docks permitted (Corps of Engineers, 2025)Port development agreement provides for up to seven ship docks
VesselsVLCC to ~320,000 DWT · LNG carriers · Suezmax · chemical tankersOne of only two VLCC-capable export sites on the Corpus Christi and La Quinta channels
JurisdictionDe-annexed from the City of Corpus Christi (2017–2022)No municipal zoning restrictions; accelerated project timelines
Port agreementsFranchise agreement with the Port of Corpus Christi including a “favored nations” clause on wharfage; development agreement (2023–2025) covering channel access and an easement over port submerged lands
UtilitiesConduit easement agreement in place; two subsurface conduits already drilled under the La Quinta channel; a high-pressure natural-gas line from previous use on the property
ShoreRiprap shore protection in place
LinksPipeline and conduit easements to the mainland; ~0.2 miles by water from Berry Dock

The island today

Berry Island today, aerial — Berry Island — La Quinta channel frontage, riprap shoreline

As permitted

Rendering of Berry Island developed with storage tanks and a six-dock VLCC basin — Rendering — tankage, VLCC basin, LNG berths and breakwater

Tract 02 · ~5 acres

Berry Dock

The mainland gateway to the island: an operational barge dock on the Jewel Fulton Channel with office and warehouse, a 0.2-mile crossing from Berry Island. Vessel staging, crew and equipment support, and the link between mainland and island operations.

Berry Dock from above: vessels alongside, warehouse and yard — The dock, yard and ~25,000 sq ft warehouse

Specification

WaterJewel Fulton Channel — 17 ft depth · ~440 ft dock length
DockOperational barge dock for commercial maritime operations and heavy cargoBulkhead construction finalised August 2025
BuildingsAdministrative office · ~25,000 sq ft warehouse
ZoningIndustrial waterfront
RoleLogistics hub for Berry Island: personnel, marine logistics, cost-effective shipments to the island
Acquired2001

Tract 03 · ~199 acres (+ ~89 in process)

Exxon Tract

The former Humble Oil refinery and terminal site, now a shovel-ready industrial tract at the crossing point of the region's major pipelines. Industrial zoning with a Special Use permit allows immediate construction of a terminal or ~20 MMBbl tank farm.

Specification

ZoningIndustrial, with a Special Use permit for a terminal or ~20 MMBbl tank farm (City of Ingleside, 2025)
EnvironmentalTexas Railroad Commission Certificate of Completion, August 2025, under the voluntary cleanup program — storage tanks may be reconstructedSoil and groundwater assessment conducted 2012
Tank layoutConceptual layout: 300 ft and 150 ft diameter tanks with a manifold and pipeline area
Right-of-way~2.5 miles to Berry Island
RailDirect access — Union Pacific mainline, with BNSF and KCS trackage rights; potential spur
HighwayState Highway 200 approved route directly through the property; SH 361 directly north
Power100–161 kV transmission line runs through the property and along the east boundary
HistoryOption and remediation agreement 2015–2017; cleanup and acquisition 2017–2022

Expansion — ~89 additional acres

Wholly owned and legally segregated from the ~199-acre tract. 69 acres are remediated and await certification from the TCEQ; the remaining ~20 acres are a former impoundment area under active remediation by the previous owner at its contractual obligation. On certification the acreage connects the tract directly to SH 361 and supports a larger tank farm or other development.

Aerial of the Exxon Tract with the parcel outlined — The Exxon Tract (blue) — between the industrial corridor and the town of Ingleside

Exxon Tract aerial detail — Tract detail — former refinery footprint, remediated

Pipelines through or near the tract

Line	Product	Diameter	Basin
Gray Oak	Crude	30″	Eagle Ford, Permian
Cactus II	Crude	26″	Permian
Cactus III (formerly EPIC)	Crude	30″	Permian
Moda Taft – Ingleside	Crude	36″	Eagle Ford, Permian
Ingleside Pipeline	Crude	24″	Eagle Ford
Viola	Crude	20″	Eagle Ford, Permian
Flint Hills system	Crude	—	Eagle Ford (via Pettus–Corpus)
Gregory · Southcross · Refugio–Ingleside · Ingleside	Natural gas	5″–13″	Eagle Ford, Haynesville
Ethane (2) · LPG (1)	NGL	—	Mont Belvieu network

Six crude, six natural-gas, two ethane and one LPG line run through or near the tract. Connection subject to owner agreement.

Tract 04 · ~1,070 acres

Expansion Acreage

Unrestricted greenfield industrial land at the intersection of supply and demand — rail, highway and pipeline access, no residential neighbors, and permitting that supports a ~10 MMBbl tank farm complementing Berry Island.

Expansion Acreage greenfield land, aerial — Greenfield acreage with the rail line and SH 35 to the north

Specification

ZoningIndustrial; not annexed — no zoning restrictionsOptioned 2025
NeighborsNo direct residential neighbors; ~3 miles from town
CapacityPermitting supports a ~10 MMBbl tank farmConceptual layout: 250 ft, 200 ft and 170 ft diameter tanks
PipelinesFive crude, two natural-gas and four high-volatility-liquid (HVL) lines through or near the tract
Right-of-way~6.9 miles to Berry Island
RailDirect access — Union Pacific, with BNSF and KCS trackage rights
HighwaySH 35 ~300 m north · SH 361 ~1 mile south
PowerNearby 100–161 kV transmission
BufferRoom for the safety zones ammonia and methanol production require

Timeline

From raw land to shovel-ready

A decade of assemblage, remediation, de-annexation and permitting — timed to the two basins and the lifting of the export ban.

1997
Acquisition of Berry Island.
2001
Acquisition of Berry Dock. Dredge-material placement agreement signed for the island.
2008 · 2010
Eagle Ford and Permian shale discoveries reshape Gulf Coast supply.
2015
United States lifts the crude-oil export ban.
2015 – 2017
Exxon Tract option and remediation agreement negotiated and signed.
2017 – 2022
Exxon Tract cleanup and acquisition. Berry Island de-annexed by the City of Corpus Christi.
2023 – 2025
Berry Island development agreement with the Port of Corpus Christi: up to seven ship docks, La Quinta channel access, easement over port submerged lands, pipeline and conduit easements, franchise with favored-nations clause.
2025
Corps of Engineers permit issued for six VLCC docks. RRC Certificate of Completion on the Exxon Tract; industrial zoning and Special Use permit from the City of Ingleside. Expansion Acreage optioned. Berry Dock bulkhead completed.
2026 →
Ready for development.