The Morrow Pacific project will bring jobs and economic opportunity to Oregon while protecting the environment. It will bring in millions of dollars annually in property tax revenues and port fees, and it will contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars to our schools ever year – making a better community for everyone. And it will all be done the Oregon way, meeting all regulatory and environmental standards.

Show Your Support

The Morrow Pacific project will bring needed family wage jobs to rural Oregon, support local schools and help bolster the industrial tax base.

But groups that are opposed to any and all projects involving coal are well organized and vocal. Their goal is to block the project, which will shut down the jobs and opportunity it would bring.

Make sure your voice is heard also. By signing up as a supporter for the Morrow Pacific project you can help bring jobs and economic opportunity to Oregon. Click here to sign up as a supporter. 

Project Background

The Morrow Pacific project is being developed to provide a coal export route to U.S. trade allies. The project will ship low-sulfur Powder River Basin coal to the Port of Morrow by train. From there, barges will move the coal to Port Westward Industrial Park at the Port of St. Helens. The coal will then be transferred directly from the barges to oceangoing vessels bound for Japan, South Korea or Taiwan.

Last May, the Port of Morrow unanimously approved an option agreement for the project. In January, the Port of St. Helens unanimously approved a terminal service option agreement for the project.

The project has submitted a permit application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and recently completed a 60-day public comment period. The project anticipates submitting an Enhanced Environmental Assessment in the beginning of June. A second comment period will begin later this summer.

Meeting Oregon’s Standards

Oregon sets high environmental and regulatory standards for companies doing business here.

Ambre fully embraces those standards and welcomes the opportunity to be measured by them. We will meet all requirements and earn our place in the Oregon community.

Ambre Energy North America is an emerging energy leader with a unique focus on coal. Our vision is to provide cleaner and more efficient sources of energy from natural resources to meet transportation and electricity needs worldwide.