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Summary Information
Ownership: Motiva (Shell/Saudi Aramco)
Website: http://www.motivaenterprises.com/
Location: Port Arthur, Texas
Capacity: 30.0 million tons/annum & 600.000 bbl/day
Nelson Complexity:
Brief Description
Motiva Port Arthur now ranks as the country’s largest refinery
Refining Units
The major refining process units include crude atmospheric and vacuum stilling, hydrotreating, catalytic reforming, delayed coking, fluid catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, lube solvent refining, and lube hydroprocessing, lube hydro-isomerization, lube propane deasphalting, and lube catalytic dewaxing.
Terminal Capacity
Crude Oil:
Refined Products:
Crude Supply
-
Products Produced
Major refined products are gasoline, distillates, jet fuel, lubricant base oils, and chemicals/solvents.
Ongoing Projects
Major Expansion underway. see port arthur motiva expansion
Other Information
More than 95 percent of the refinery's gasoline and middle distillate products are delivered to market via three major product pipelines: Colonial, Explorer, and Magtex. Port Arthur Refinery has two separate docks: Port Neches Terminal is primarily a crude oil dock, while Port Arthur Terminal is primarily a finished product terminal. Approximately 700 vessels are handled at the two terminals yearly.
History
1903 Port Arthur Refinery begins operation as Texaco’s first refinery
1906 Port Neches Asphalt refinery was returned to asphalt production
1909 Grease and lube oil processing was added as well as a canning plant
1920’s HMVS batteries constructed for gasoline and higher yields
1930’s Packaging and shipping facilities were expanded
1940’s and 1950’s Expansion of gasoline and lube processing facilities
1960’s Crude and cracking capacity expanded
1970’s Crude capacity increased
1980’s Crude capacity reached over 400 MBPD
mid-1980’s Refinery was streamlined and crude running reduced dramatically
1989 Star Enterprise was formed between TRMI and SRI
1990’s Numerous environmental programs were put into affect
1998 Motiva Enterprises was formed by Texaco, Shell, and SRI and a new state-of-the-art lube processing unit was brought on-stream
2002 Motiva Enterprises became equally owned by Shell and SRI
2003 - New low sulfur gasoline unit was started
2012 - The expanded refinery is commissioned, increasing capacity from 285,000 to 600,000 bpd
Relevant Links
Refinery Webpage
Project Page from Betchtel
Motiva Celebrates Completion of Landmark Crude Expansion Project

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 === Links ===
-* [http://www.portarthurrefinery.com/ Refinery Webpage]
+# [http://www.portarthurrefinery.com/ Refinery Webpage]
-* [http://www.bechtel.com/Port-Arthur-Refinery.html Project Page from Betchtel]
+# [http://www.bechtel.com/Port-Arthur-Refinery.html Project Page from Betchtel]
-* [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:2585 Motiva Celebrates Completion of Landmark Crude Expansion Project]
+# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:2585 Motiva Celebrates Completion of Landmark Crude Expansion Project]
 # [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2021/01/saudi-refining-inc-and-shell-sign.html Saudi Refining, Inc. and Shell sign letter of intent to separate Motiva assets]

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 === Brief Description ===
-* Motiva Port Arthur now ranks as the country’s largest refinery
+* Motiva Port Arthur is the largest refinery in the USA
 === Refining Units ===

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 === Summary Information ===
-* Ownership: Motiva (Shell/Saudi Aramco)
+* Ownership: Motiva (Saudi Aramco)
 * Website: http://www.motivaenterprises.com/
 * Location: Port Arthur, Texas
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 * Nelson Complexity:
-+++ Brief Description
+=== Brief Description ===
 * Motiva Port Arthur now ranks as the country’s largest refinery
-+++ Refining Units
+=== Refining Units ===
 * The major refining process units include crude atmospheric and vacuum stilling, hydrotreating, catalytic reforming, delayed coking, fluid catalytic cracking, hydrocracking, lube solvent refining, and lube hydroprocessing, lube hydro-isomerization, lube propane deasphalting, and lube catalytic dewaxing.
-+++ Terminal Capacity
+=== Terminal Capacity ===
 * Crude Oil:
 * Refined Products:
-+++ Crude Supply
+=== Crude Supply ===
 * -
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 * Products can be shipped via the [[Colonial Oil Products Pipeline]]
-+++ Ongoing Projects
+=== Ongoing Projects ===
 * A major Expansion was completed in 2012, the [[Port Arthur Motiva Expansion]], which made it the largest refinery in the USA
-+++ Other Information
+=== Other Information ===
 * More than 95 percent of the refinery's gasoline and middle distillate products are delivered to market via three major product pipelines: [[Colonial Oil Products Pipeline | Colonial]], [[Explorer Oil Products Pipeline | Explorer]], and Magtex. Port Arthur Refinery has two separate docks: Port Neches Terminal is primarily a crude oil dock, while Port Arthur Terminal is primarily a finished product terminal. Approximately 700 vessels are handled at the two terminals yearly.
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 * 1998 Motiva Enterprises was formed by Texaco, Shell, and SRI and a new state-of-the-art lube processing unit was brought on-stream
 * 2002 Motiva Enterprises became equally owned by Shell and SRI
-* 2003 -  New low sulfur gasoline unit was started
+* 2003 - New low sulfur gasoline unit was started
 * 2012 - The expanded refinery is commissioned, increasing capacity from 285,000 to 600,000 bpd
 === Links ===
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 * [http://www.bechtel.com/Port-Arthur-Refinery.html Project Page from Betchtel]
 * [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:2585 Motiva Celebrates Completion of Landmark Crude Expansion Project]

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 * -
-+++ Products Produced
+=== Products Produced ===
 * Major refined products are gasoline, distillates, jet fuel, lubricant base oils, and chemicals/solvents.
 +++ Ongoing Projects
-* Major Expansion underway. see [[[port arthur motiva expansion]]]
+* A major Expansion was completed in 2012, the [[Port Arthur Motiva Expansion]], which made it the largest refinery in the USA
 +++ Other Information
 * More than 95 percent of the refinery's gasoline and middle distillate products are delivered to market via three major product pipelines: [[Colonial Oil Products Pipeline | Colonial]], [[Explorer Oil Products Pipeline | Explorer]], and Magtex. Port Arthur Refinery has two separate docks: Port Neches Terminal is primarily a crude oil dock, while Port Arthur Terminal is primarily a finished product terminal. Approximately 700 vessels are handled at the two terminals yearly.
-+++ History
+=== History ===
 * 1903 Port Arthur Refinery begins operation as Texaco’s first refinery
 * 1906 Port Neches Asphalt refinery was returned to asphalt production
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 * 2003 -  New low sulfur gasoline unit was started
 * 2012 - The expanded refinery is commissioned, increasing capacity from 285,000 to 600,000 bpd
 === Links ===