The company proposing to build the nation’s largest oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver has donated $75,000 in cash to port commissioner candidate Kris Greene.

The contribution by Vancouver Energy more than doubles Greene’s campaign fund.

Greene, who is running for the Position 1 seat being vacated by Brian Wolfe, announced the donation on his Facebook page earlier this week.

Greene did not respond to The Columbian’s request for comment, but in the Facebook post he said, “As a 20-year Vancouver District 1 resident, husband and father of (three), business owner, voter and taxpayer, I can enthusiastically defend an economic engine at the port that protects the environment, provides good quality jobs, and helps our country become even more energy independent.”

The contentious port commission race is seen by many as a referendum over the proposed $210 million Vancouver Energy oil terminal. The terminal is currently under review by the state Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council.

Greene and his opponent Don Orange have diametrically opposing opinions about the project. Orange is running his campaign on ending the port’s lease with Vancouver Energy.