FILE PHOTO: The Harbor Island in Corpus Christi Bay where

FILE PHOTO: The Harbor Island in Corpus Christi Bay where the Carlyle Group one of the world's top private equity firms and its partner the Port of Corpus Christi plan to build an onshore U.S. crude export terminal

FILE PHOTO: Harbor Island in Corpus Christi Bay is seen in Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, on December 19, 2018. Harbor Island is one of five proposed sites for seawater desalination facilities in Corpus Christi region. REUTERS/Collin Eaton/File Photo