Port Arthur Refinery (South Gulfway Drive)

About

The Valero Port Arthur Refinery was commissioned in 1901 and has had many process additions and improvements in its history. In 2001, nearly $850 million was invested in a delayed coker and hydrocracker to enable the plant to run heavy, sour crude. Other investments include the recent expansion of the coker to 95,000 barrels per day (BPD) from 85,000 BPD, and the most recent expansion of the crude and vacuum units have increased the refinery‚Äôs ability to process lower-cost, heavy sour crude oil and increased throughput capacity to 310,000 BPD. The refinery is strategically located on the Texas Gulf Coast, approximately 90 miles east of Houston. The refinery‚Äôs location accommodates its extensive logistics system, which includes access to Gulf Coast water-borne crude oil via the refinery docks or through the Nederland, Texas, terminals of Sun or Oil Tanking.

Commissioned in 1901, with many upgrades since then
One of four refineries acquired in the purchase of Premcor in 2005
Total throughput capacity of 310,000 MBD
Has ability to process 100 percent sour crude oil, of which up to 80 percent can be heavy sour crude oil
Production includes conventional, premium and reformulated gasoline before oxygenate blending, as well as diesel, jet fuel, petrochemicals, petroleum coke and sulfur
Strategically located on 4,000 acres on the Port Arthur Ship Channel
Crude oil received from the Valero dock or by pipeline from the Sun Oil Company dock and / or the Oil Tanking dock at Port Neches, Texas
The Port Neches dock‚Äôs crude oil receipts transferred by the Valero-owned Lucas pump station, located about 13 miles from the refinery
Refinery production distributed into the Colonial Pipeline, Explorer Pipeline and Teppco Pipeline or across the refinery docks into ships or barges
Employs approximately 820 individuals [1]