Port Dolphin Energy LLC has filed for a license pursuant to the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 and the United State Coast Guard’s (USCG) regulations to construct, own and operate a deepwater port off Tampa Bay in Florida. The unloading portion of the deepwater port, named Port Dolphin, would be located in federal waters approximately 28 miles (45 km) offshore the Tampa Bay area in Florida, in approximately 100 feet (33 meters) of water depth.