{"id":18494,"date":"2026-04-07T15:53:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/news\/15\/07\/2026\/la-refineria-de-brownsville-cierra-contratos-clave-y-pasa-de-la-fase-de-planificacion-a-la-de-ejecucion\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T16:02:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T21:02:05","slug":"la-refineria-de-brownsville-cierra-contratos-clave-y-pasa-de-la-fase-de-planificacion-a-la-de-ejecucion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/es\/news\/07\/04\/2026\/la-refineria-de-brownsville-cierra-contratos-clave-y-pasa-de-la-fase-de-planificacion-a-la-de-ejecucion\/","title":{"rendered":"La refiner\u00eda de Brownsville cierra contratos clave y pasa de la fase de planificaci\u00f3n a la de ejecuci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La empresa America First Refining, con sede en Dallas, ha conseguido varios contratos clave para impulsar la refiner\u00eda de petr\u00f3leo de 164 300 barriles al d\u00eda situada en el puerto de Brownsville.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tras m\u00e1s de una d\u00e9cada de desarrollo, el proyecto America First Refining ya cuenta con la mayor\u00eda de sus permisos, incluidos los permisos de calidad del aire concedidos por la Comisi\u00f3n de Calidad Ambiental de Texas, a la que la Agencia de Protecci\u00f3n Ambiental de EE. UU. ha delegado la competencia para gestionar los procesos de concesi\u00f3n de permisos federales.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Se prev\u00e9 que la construcci\u00f3n de la refiner\u00eda de petr\u00f3leo que funciona con hidr\u00f3geno cueste entre 3.000 y 4.000 millones de d\u00f3lares.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">America First Refining ha encargado a Fluor Corporation, con sede en Irving, los trabajos de ingenier\u00eda y dise\u00f1o iniciales de la nueva refiner\u00eda de petr\u00f3leo, seg\u00fan anunciaron ambas empresas el martes. El proyecto \u00abaprovechar\u00e1 tecnolog\u00edas de probada eficacia comercial para transformar de forma limpia y eficiente el petr\u00f3leo de esquisto estadounidense en gasolina, gas\u00f3leo y combustible para aviones\u00bb, seg\u00fan Fluor Corporation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El valor del acuerdo no se ha hecho p\u00fablico. Se espera que Fluor Corporation facilite esa informaci\u00f3n a los inversores en los pr\u00f3ximos meses, con motivo de la presentaci\u00f3n de sus resultados del primer trimestre de 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abJuntas, [America First Refining] y Fluor aportan una amplia experiencia t\u00e9cnica y una capacidad demostrada para llevar a cabo proyectos, lo que garantiza el \u00e9xito de la ejecuci\u00f3n del proyecto. Esta colaboraci\u00f3n refleja el compromiso de ambas empresas con el avance de la infraestructura de refiner\u00eda del pa\u00eds\u00bb, afirm\u00f3 Pierre Bechelany, presidente del grupo empresarial de soluciones energ\u00e9ticas de Fluor, en un comunicado de prensa.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La agencia de intermediaci\u00f3n de inversiones Cantor Fitzgerald, con sede en la ciudad de Nueva York, es la asesora financiera de America First Refining en lo relativo a sus acuerdos estrat\u00e9gicos de capital y de compra.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Axens, una empresa tecnol\u00f3gica con sede en Par\u00eds (Francia) especializada en refiner\u00edas y en la industria petroqu\u00edmica, tiene un contrato de licencia tecnol\u00f3gica con America First Refining para su proyecto de Brownsville.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Se espera que Axens proporcione tecnolog\u00edas de refino centradas en un procesamiento limpio, lo que incluye una reducci\u00f3n del consumo energ\u00e9tico.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">America First Refining cuenta desde hace a\u00f1os con un contrato de arrendamiento de 240 acres en el puerto de Brownsville, en la parte sur del canal de navegaci\u00f3n, y la empresa ya ha llevado a cabo algunos trabajos de preparaci\u00f3n del terreno y de pre-construcci\u00f3n en dicha parcela.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seg\u00fan los registros, McDermott fue el contratista general encargado de los servicios de ingenier\u00eda y dise\u00f1o preliminares de una versi\u00f3n anterior de la refiner\u00eda de petr\u00f3leo.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Su oleoducto de crudo, de 650 millas de longitud, que parte de la cuenca del P\u00e9rmico, a\u00fan no se ha construido y requerir\u00eda acuerdos con los propietarios de los terrenos a lo largo de Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ni America First Refining ni su cliente, Reliance Industries \u2014una multinacional india que cotiza en bolsa\u2014 confirmaron la existencia de un contrato de 20 a\u00f1os, pero el presidente Donald Trump alab\u00f3 el acuerdo y mencion\u00f3 a Reliance como cliente. El acuerdo asciende a 1.200 millones de barriles de petr\u00f3leo ligero de esquisto, por un valor de 125.000 millones de d\u00f3lares. Se prev\u00e9 que la refiner\u00eda produzca 50.000 millones de galones de productos petrol\u00edferos refinados a lo largo de un periodo de 20 a\u00f1os, por un valor de 175.000 millones de d\u00f3lares.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El valor total del proyecto asciende a 300 000 millones de d\u00f3lares, lo que aumentar\u00eda las exportaciones estadounidenses y reducir\u00eda el desequilibrio comercial, un objetivo que la Administraci\u00f3n Trump ha perseguido durante el \u00faltimo a\u00f1o mediante una guerra arancelaria.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El director general de America First Refining, John Calce, tambi\u00e9n es directivo de Centurion Terminals, ARX Energy, Jupiter Brownsville y Element Fuels Holdings, empresas que ya hab\u00edan presentado un proyecto para el puerto de Brownsville que se remonta a 2015. Los planes anteriores inclu\u00edan la exportaci\u00f3n de petr\u00f3leo de esquisto estadounidense a M\u00e9xico, con un volumen de m\u00e1s de 100 000 barriles de gasolina al d\u00eda.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1D597472-BDBC-4E81-965A-4F14E0F9904A_4_5005_c.jpeg\" alt=\"John Calce\" class=\"wp-image-11453\" style=\"width:161px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1D597472-BDBC-4E81-965A-4F14E0F9904A_4_5005_c.jpeg 305w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1D597472-BDBC-4E81-965A-4F14E0F9904A_4_5005_c-231x300.jpeg 231w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1D597472-BDBC-4E81-965A-4F14E0F9904A_4_5005_c-177x230.jpeg 177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Calce <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">America First Refining no respondi\u00f3 a una solicitud de comentarios, pero un alto cargo de la empresa expuso sus planes en un reciente podcast sobre el sector del petr\u00f3leo y el gas de Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abHemos sido yo y algunos socios privados quienes hemos llevado este proyecto desde su concepci\u00f3n hasta aqu\u00ed. Todo esto se ha financiado con fondos privados\u00bb, afirm\u00f3 John Calce, director ejecutivo de America First Refining, en el podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jk5a25Uo5eo\">\u00abThe Energy Question\u00bb<\/a>, presentado por David Blackmon y con sede en Texas. \u00abLo que ha hecho que este proyecto sea financieramente viable ha sido, francamente, el \u00e9nfasis del presidente Trump en la inversi\u00f3n en Estados Unidos. Eso cambi\u00f3 realmente el tono y el enfoque con el que la gente de fuera ve\u00eda la oportunidad de invertir en EE. UU. Contamos con un socio estupendo en el equipo de Reliance\u2026 en el aspecto t\u00e9cnico, y adem\u00e1s nos van a comprar una peque\u00f1a parte de nuestro producto\u00bb.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calce a\u00f1adi\u00f3 que la Administraci\u00f3n Trump tuvo una gran influencia durante el proceso de negociaci\u00f3n, al presentar a su equipo a socios extranjeros, como Reliance.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abEl siguiente paso es la construcci\u00f3n\u00bb, afirm\u00f3.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abEstamos terminando los trabajos de ingenier\u00eda y pronto comenzaremos con la construcci\u00f3n. Ya hemos realizado gran parte de los preparativos de obra civil, as\u00ed que no nos hemos quedado de brazos cruzados\u00bb, afirm\u00f3.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calce afirm\u00f3 que la refiner\u00eda se construir\u00e1 con m\u00f3dulos de 80 000 toneladas, de unos 100 pies de ancho y 300 pies de largo, que se importar\u00e1n.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abLlegan en barco, luego los descargan y encajan en su sitio. Tendremos un ej\u00e9rcito de soldadores trabajando all\u00ed. Nuestro parque de dep\u00f3sitos, por supuesto, se construir\u00e1 in situ, pero prevemos que todo est\u00e9 listo para finales de 2028\u00bb, afirm\u00f3.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calce afirm\u00f3 que no le preocupaba encontrar personal cualificado para el proyecto y que el Valle cuenta con una cantera de profesionales para el sector, ni tampoco le preocupaba la proximidad de la refiner\u00eda de petr\u00f3leo a la base de lanzamiento de cohetes de SpaceX.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El martes, el gobernador de Texas, Greg Abbott, destac\u00f3 en las redes sociales el proyecto \u00abAmerica First Refining\u00bb y alab\u00f3 el compromiso del estado con el dominio energ\u00e9tico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abNuestra escasa regulaci\u00f3n, nuestra s\u00f3lida econom\u00eda y nuestra ventaja geogr\u00e1fica en el Golfo de Am\u00e9rica hacen del puerto de Brownsville el lugar perfecto para construir la refiner\u00eda de petr\u00f3leo m\u00e1s nueva de nuestro pa\u00eds\u00bb, afirm\u00f3 Abbott. \u00abLas empresas no vienen a Texas a pesar de nuestras pol\u00edticas, sino precisamente gracias a ellas. Texas vuelve a cumplir\u00bb.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Estos acuerdos permiten contar con socios en los \u00e1mbitos de la ingenier\u00eda, las finanzas y la tecnolog\u00eda a medida que el proyecto se acerca a la fase de construcci\u00f3n en el puerto de 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