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Motiva Port Arthur Refinery Expansion Project
Motiva Enterprises is expanding its Port Arthur Refinery (PAR) in Texas by 325,000 barrels per day (bbl/d), taking total capacity to 600,000 bbl/d. Following the expansion, the PAR will be one of the largest refineries in the US. Shell owns 50% of Motiva; the remaining 50% is owned by Saudi Aramco.
The expanded Port Arthur refinery will be capable of handling most grades of crudes, even the lowest quality. A new three-unit naphtha processing complex will include a catalytic reformer which will convert 85,000 b/d into high octane gasoline for blending. The scale of the expansion includes 725 pumps, 19 compressors, 514 heat exchangers and 54 new tanks. New technology will lower most emissions from the refinery on a per barrel basis. Nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds will be reduced from present day levels.