Port of Brownsville Refinery
Port of Brownsville Refinery is a hydrogen project in United States using hydrogen-powered systems.
Overview
StatusFeasibilityInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Country · regionUnited States
Technologyhydrogen-powered systems
Productgasoline, diesel, jet fuel
Capacity values retain their recorded units and scope. MW, kt H₂/y and Nm³ H₂/h are different measures; this page does not convert or add them without a shared operating basis.
Details
Technology & product
Feedstock100 percent domestic shale oil
Project Typeoil refinery
Capacity & economics
Production Volumemore than 60 million
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stagedevelopment
Date online (tracker field)2027 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
Site NamePort of Brownsville
Additional project information
Administrative AreaPort of Brownsville, TXInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyOtherInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Green Hydrogen News Element Fuels Completes Site Preparation and Pre-Construction for Hydrogen-Powered Refinery - Energy News
- America First Refining Brownsville Facility
- Port of Brownsville Port of Brownsville Announces America First Refining Project First New U.S. Gulf Coast Refinery in Nearly 50 Years Shared by 4 fields: Current
- Fluor Corporation Fluor Awarded Contract to Engineer and Design the America First Refining Facility in Brownsville, Texas Shared by 2 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 5 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
- Port of Brownsville Statement from the Port of Brownsville Regarding America First Refining Project
Field sources
Shared date, confidence and value status appear once with their source above; a dash in the table refers to that source context.
| Field | Shown value | Original value | Source | Date basis | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Port of Brownsville Refinery | View exact valuePort of Brownsville Refinery | Element Fuels Completes Site Preparation and Pre-Construction for Hydrogen-Powered Refinery - Energy News | Current | |
| Site Name | Port of Brownsville | View exact valuePort of Brownsville | Brownsville Facility | Current | |
| Country | United States | View exact valueUnited States | Port of Brownsville Announces America First Refining Project First New U.S. Gulf Coast Refinery in Nearly 50 Years | — | |
| Feedstock | 100 percent domestic shale oil | View exact value100 percent domestic shale oil | Port of Brownsville Announces America First Refining Project First New U.S. Gulf Coast Refinery in Nearly 50 Years | — | |
| Product | gasoline, diesel, jet fuel | View exact value["gasoline","diesel","jet fuel"] | Fluor Awarded Contract to Engineer and Design the America First Refining Facility in Brownsville, Texas | — | |
| Project Type | oil refinery | View exact valueoil refinery | Port of Brownsville Announces America First Refining Project First New U.S. Gulf Coast Refinery in Nearly 50 Years | — | |
| Technology | hydrogen-powered systems | View exact valuehydrogen-powered systems | Port of Brownsville Announces America First Refining Project First New U.S. Gulf Coast Refinery in Nearly 50 Years | — | |
| Production Volume | more than 60 million | View exact valuemore than 60 million | Fluor Awarded Contract to Engineer and Design the America First Refining Facility in Brownsville, Texas | — | |
| Event | Date online : 2027 | View exact value{"date":"2027","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | development | View exact valuedevelopment | Statement from the Port of Brownsville Regarding America First Refining Project | Current | |
| Progress Status | Feasibility | View exact valueFeasibility study | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Administrative Area | Port of Brownsville, TX | View exact valuePort of Brownsville, TX | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | Other | View exact valueOther | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
8 current sourced values · 2 older values · Record updated