b'E c o n o m i c sHOWARD ENERGY PARTNERSSan Antonio-based midstream services company de-livers billions of cubic feet of natural gas and thousands of barrels of crude oil per day from South Texas and Mexico production sites to refiners and distribution hubs in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and as far north as Pennsylvania.CITGO PETROLEUMWith roots that go back to 1910 in Oklahoma, Citgo has been wholly-owned by the state oil company of Venezuela since 1990. Its high-tech refinery on the Port of Corpus Christi is designed to refine 167,000 bpd of Venezuelas high-sul-fur, extra-heavy crude oil into gasoline, diesel, butane, and a range of other petroleum products and fuels.ADM/BLUEWATER SHIPPINGArcher Daniels Midland Company is one of the worlds oldest and largest human and animal food companies, purchasing and marketing mil-lions of tons of cereal grains, seeds and other agricultural commodities every year. ADM owns and operates the Corpus Christi Grain Elevator and maritime terminal (operated as Bluewater Shipping) on the north side of the port.Former Port of Corpus Christi CEO Shawn Strawbridge appearing on CNBC in MarchTALEN ENERGYHouston-based, independent electricity producer operates 15 power 2023, discussing soaring U.S. exports of crude oil through the Port. plants throughout the U.S., the largest of which is a 2,700-megawatt nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Talen operates two natural gas-powered plants in Corpus Chris-BAYLIMITED/BERRYCONSTRUCTIONSeventyyearsago,CorpusChristiantithe 635-megawatt Nueces Bay facility on the port and the 897-megawatt Barney Marvin Berry established Berry Construction to serve the ever-expanding ener- M. Davis Power Plant in Flour Bluff, which abuts the King Ranch.gy and manufacturing industries in South Texas. In short order, the company wasSUPERIOR WEIGHTING PRODUCTSBorne of the regional demand for drilling materi-taking on projects across Texas and soon in other states and countries. Now op- als, Superior operates a premium facility for the production of mud chemicals for the oil erating as Bay Limited, the company employees tens of thousands of people andand gas industry, located on the back side of North Beach.has completed projects in 44 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and in South AmericanNUSTAR ENERGYOne of the San Antonio-based energy giants launched by Valeros countries. Bays services range from grassroots construction of industrial plantsBill Greehey, NuStar owns almost 10,000 miles of pipelines and crude oil storage capac-and associated structures, highway and bridge construction, offshore construc- ity of almost 50 million barrels. It is one of the lead players in the distribution of Permian tion, wind power construction, petrochemical storage tanks, midstream servicesBasin and Eagle-Ford crude through its North Beach Terminal at the port, which now and more. averages over 500,000 bpd and has 4,000,000 barrels of storage capacity.96THE COASTAL BEND GUIDE TheCoastalBend.com'