Exxon Heliport

Economic reasons. The heliport was a private facility exclusively serving the ExxonMobil Theodore Natural Gas Processing and Treating Plant. The plant was closed and decommissioned in late 2001 due to declining natural gas production from the offshore fields in Mobile Bay that it serviced. With the closure of the plant, the heliport's logistical purpose was eliminated.

The heliport, along with the entire ExxonMobil gas plant, has been completely dismantled and the site has been environmentally remediated. Satellite imagery of the coordinates confirms that no trace of the helipad or associated structures remains. The site is now a large, vacant industrial lot. In 2018, the Alabama State Port Authority purchased a significant portion of the former ExxonMobil property for future development and expansion of the Port of Mobile.

The Exxon Heliport (FAA ID: AL13) was a critical logistical component for one of the major industrial operations in the region. Its primary function was the transportation of personnel, crew, and time-sensitive equipment between the mainland plant and Exxon's offshore natural gas platforms in Mobile Bay. The Theodore plant was technologically significant as it was designed to process 'sour gas' (gas with high levels of hydrogen sulfide), a complex and hazardous operation. The heliport was the vital air-link that supported the continuous and safe operation of these major offshore energy assets from the 1980s until the plant's closure.

There are zero prospects for reopening the Exxon Heliport. The original owner, infrastructure, and operational need no longer exist. The land is slated for entirely new industrial and port-related uses by its new owners. Any future heliport in this vicinity would be a completely new facility under new ownership and for a different purpose.