Total Port Arthur Refinery

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Total
• Website: http://www.total.com/en/
• Location: Port Arthur, Texas
• Capacity: 12.0 million tons/annum & 232,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Brief Description

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Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation - 232,000
• Vacuum Distillation - 54,000
• Fluidised Catalytic Cracker - 80,000
• Catalytic Reformer - 39,600
• Solvent De-asphalting - 19,500
• Hydrotreating
  • Naphtha - 45,500
  • Gasoline - 51,600
  • Diesel - 55,000
  • Heavy Gas Oil - 31,200

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

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Products Produced

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Ongoing Projects

• For details see Port Arthur Total Upgrade Project
• The refinery has recently been upgraded to enable it to process heavy crudes and to expand capacity

Other Information

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History

• 1936 - Refinery started operations
• 1973 - TotalFina acquires the refinery
• 2011 - Refinery expansion and upgrade completed

Relevant Links

1. Fact Sheet
2. Making crude oil lighter through coking at the Port Arthur refinery

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