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HOUSTON, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Inspection activities and repairs continue on the crude distillation unit at the expansion of Motiva's refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. The original Port Arthur refinery, which has 275,000 barrels per day distillation capacity, continues to operate normally. The crude unit, which is part of the recently completed 325,000 barrels per day expansion project at the refinery, was safely shut down without any injuries in early June after it...
HOUSTON, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A ceremony held today at the Motiva Refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, celebrated the completion of a five-year construction project that more than doubled the facility's daily processing capacity to 600,000 barrels of crude. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please visit: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/56183-motiva-port-arthur-refinery-crude-expansion-project-shell-saudi-aramco (Photo:...
PORT ARTHUR, Texas, Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Port Arthur area officials and BASF FINA Petrochemicals LP executives today celebrated the 10 year anniversary of the BASF FINA Petrochemicals operation, home to one of the world's largest single train naphtha steam crackers. Since operations began in 2001, the site has produced more than 34 billion pounds of products that are essential chemical building blocks for many consumer and industrial goods. "We are very proud to recognize...
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless is turning on the world's most advanced wireless network in 26 additional cities and expanding its network in San Francisco, Indianapolis and Cleveland/Akron on Thursday, Sept. 15, bringing the blazingly fast speed of 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) to a total of 143 markets across the United States. Consumers and businesses can choose from 11 4G LTE-enabled devices to connect to the fastest 4G LTE network in the country,...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. and HOUSTON, Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BASF Corporation and Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc., (TPI) today announced a change in ownership of the Sabina Petrochemicals LLC joint venture that operates one of the world's largest C4 complexes, which is located in Port Arthur, Texas. Shell Chemical LP, will exit the joint venture, effective Aug. 1, 2011. As of this date, BASF and Total Petrochemicals will be the sole partners in Sabina with 60:40 ownership shares. BASF will...
HOUSTON, Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Endicott Biofuels, LLC (EBF) has signed an agreement with KMTEX Ltd. (KMTEX) to construct a 30-million gallon-per-year biorefinery in Port Arthur, Texas, that will employ EBF's proprietary technology for the production of high-purity G2 Clear(TM) biodiesel. KMTEX will host EBF as well as provide certain construction and operational services. Equity funding will come from Haddington Ventures, LLC, and construction is expected to begin in late January...
PORT ARTHUR, Texas, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Motiva extended its thanks to Port Arthur and surrounding communities for their continued support of its Port Arthur Refinery expansion project yesterday with a "topping-off" ceremony. Motiva employees, community members, local businesses and government officials gathered at the refinery to see progress being made on the expansion. Motiva leadership thanked the community for its support and local business owners discussed the project's impact on...
PORT ARTHUR, Texas, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Motiva extended its thanks to Port Arthur and the surrounding communities for their continued support of its Port Arthur Refinery expansion project yesterday with a "topping-off" ceremony. Motiva employees, community members, local businesses and government officials gathered at the refinery to see the progress being made on the expansion. Motiva leadership thanked the community for its support and local business owners discussed the impact this...
TULSA, Okla., Dec. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) announced today that it will join forces with Explorer Pipeline to transport product from Motiva Enterprises LLC's Port Arthur, Texas refinery to markets in East Texas. Rather than building an 80-mile pipeline between Port Arthur and Houston as initially announced in May 2008, Magellan will build a 9-mile, 20-inch diameter pipeline to connect its East Houston terminal, which serves as an origin...
IASIS Healthcare(R) LLC announced today that The Medical Center of Southeast Texas, located in Port Arthur, Texas, was damaged during Hurricane Ike. During an initial inspection of the hospital on Sunday, IASIS employees found damage to the roof and water inside the facility. There is no municipal power service available in the community at this time. The Medical Center remains closed for further assessment and repairs. The hospital was successfully evacuated on Friday prior to the...
