Flint hills resources port arthur employs approximately 4 people at this branch location. Find 1 listings related to flint hills resources in port arthur on. Flint hills has polypropylene plants at longview, tx. Flint hills resources port arthur, including its chemical plant in port. Flint hills cracker is a mixedfeed facility that can process ethane, propane and butane. These basic products for the processing industry are used in end products that help to meet demand for clothing, food, housing and mobility as well as medication and personal care items. Houstonbased motiva enterprises llc has reached a deal to buy a port arthur, texas, petrochemical asset from flint hills resources llc, but it likely wont be the last investment the company. Flint hills resources port arthur is located in port arthur, texas. For information on requesting a reasonable accommodation in the application process, visit the company career page. Flint hills to shut down port arthur cracker to repair. Aramcos motiva to acquire flint hills port arthur cracker and. Plant dismantling and refinery demolition projects midwest.
This marks the entry of motiva into the chemical industry, wood mackenzie principal analyst patrick kirby said. Basf total petrochemicals revamps its port arthur steam. Oct 18, 20 shale gas is fueling an expansion of the gulf coasts petrochemical industry, bringing jobs but also renewed fears about air quality. Motiva acquires flint hills port arthur chemical plant. The steam cracker uses steam to crack crude petroleum, products like naphtha or lpg, at a temperature of about 850c. Basfs olefins production at port arthur had been shut in early april for maintenance. Washington, dc march 20, 2014 the department of justice and the u. Ineos and basf form styrolution, a new global styrenics joint venture. Motiva operates a 630,000 bd refinery in port arthur and is evaluating a steam cracker and aromatics complex at the site. More than a year ago, aramco signed memoranda of understanding with honeywell uop and technip fmc to evaluate technologies for a chemical complex at the port arthur refinery. That deal also included a cracker at port arthur, tx that has capacity to produce nearly 1. Flint hills resources, port arthur clean air act settlement. Basf fina petrochemicals lp bflp operates an ethylene cracker and associated support facilities at its port arthur plant site.
Annual shareholders meeting of basf will not take place as planned on 30 april 2020 due to corona pandemic. Flint hills resources is a safety and environmentally oriented company, safety is always on top of the list. Basf fina application for psd greenhouse gas permit us. Germanys basf on wednesday said its major chemical production sites in texas, port arthur and freeport, remain operational for now despite tropical storm harvey, but the company is. Flint hills is a great company to get started and to learn the industry. Working at flint hills resources in port arthur, tx. Site director, port arthur chemicals flint hills resources. Basf at port arthur chevron phillip at orange chevron phillips at port arthur dowdupont at orange exxonmobil at beaumont flint hills at port arthur honeywell at orange huntsman at port neches. The beads contain a blowing agent pentane that allow customers to expand the resins and then mold various forms as low as one pound per cubic foot, depending on product grade and processing equipment. Motivas move into petrochemicals signals big oils future is. Aug 30, 2017 germanys basf on wednesday said its major chemical production sites in texas, port arthur and freeport, remain operational for now despite tropical storm harvey, but the company is keeping close. Specifically, the joint venture, in which total will hold a 50% interest will include.
Environmental protection agency epa announced today that flint hills resources of port arthur has agreed to implement innovative technologies to control harmful air pollution from industrial flares and leaking equipment at the companys chemical plant in port arthur, texas. Texas chemical plant agrees to cut harmful air pollution. Learn about flint hills resources commitment to responsibility. This facility port arthur jefferson county texas more facilities. Cracker products basf building blocks of the chemical industry.
Motiva to acquire flint hills resources chemical plant in. To capitalize on the shale gas revolution in the united states, the basf total petrochemicals llc btp joint venture 40% total, 60% basf revamped the port arthur steam cracker in texas to process ethane, found in abundance in u. Basfs port arthur chemical complex still running despite harvey. Flint hills resources chemical plant jobs, employment.
Construction of a new 1 million metric tonne per year mtpa ethane steam cracker in port arthur, texas. The complex includes an ethane steam cracker that will provide ethylene. Motiva could make further moves into petrochemical business. John thiessen platform optimization total linkedin. Flint hills to shut down port arthur cracker to repair leak march 312016 moscow mrc flint hills resources plans to shut down its port arthur, tx, light olefins unit lou to repair a leak found on 29 march, according to an air emission event report filed with the texas commission on environmental quality tceq, said chemweek. The expandable polystyrenes produced at flint hills resources are very small beads with sizes ranging in diameters from 400 to 1,600 microns. The donation of funds, gas cards, and technology is part of a broad effort by motiva to strengthen pandemic response and recovery in the communities in which it. Environmental protection agency epa announced today that flint hills resources fhr of port arthur has agreed to implement innovative technologies to control harmful air pollution from industrial flares and leaking equipment at the companys chemical plant in port arthur, texas.
Search results are sorted by a combination of factors to give you a set of choices in response to your search criteria. Sources said that recent turnarounds at basftotals cracker and in port arthur, texas, and at flint hills resources propane dehydrogenation plant in houston, along with the temporary outage at enterprise products partners pdh plant in mont belvieu, have put pressure on propylene supply in recent weeks and have kept supply and demand in balance. Anderson industrial services ais was employed as the sole scaffold. The port arthur steam cracker in texas is now processing ethane from shale gas. Feedstock ethylene supply is also tight, due to an unplanned cracker outage at the flint hills resources plant in port arthur, texas. Aug 20, 2019 houstonbased motiva enterprises llc has reached a deal to buy a port arthur, texas, petrochemical asset from flint hills resources llc, but it likely wont be the last investment the company. Motiva, petrochemical update, petrochemicals, chemical. The restart process for the light olefins unit was expected begin as early as friday and last through september 22, the filing with the texas commission on. Yp the real yellow pages sm helps you find the right local businesses to meet your specific needs.
Basf total petrochemicals is among a growing list of chemical manufacturers announcing expansion plans, thanks to abundant supplies of natural gas from shale. Motivas move into petrochemicals signals big oils future. Aug 29, 2019 aramcos motiva announces agreement with flint hills resources to acquire port arthur cracker and cyclohexane facility additionally, the environmental protection department, in collaboration with the saudi aramcokaust center for marine environmental observations, presented a research paper on coral reef monitoring in the red sea during the. Metathesis was first commercially applied to propylene production at the basffina port arthur cracker, usa, and several plants have been built in asia since then.
Lockwood greene is subsidiary of the ch2m hill family of companies. Flint hills resources was restarting its steam cracker in port arthur, texas, which was shut as harvey inundated the texas coast more than a week ago, a regulatory filing showed friday. Saudi aramco boosts efforts to protect and enhance coral. Basf fina petrochemicals is located at 7501 gulfway dr, port arthur tx, 77642. Texas, cracker and basf totals port arthur, texas, cracker led to a brief spike in spot ethylene prices in june. Motiva to buy flint hills port arthur, texas chemical plant reuters. That deal included a port arthur, tx, cracker with ethylene capacity of 1. The donation of funds, gas cards, and technology is part of a broad effort by motiva to strengthen pandemic response and recovery in the communities in which it operates. Motiva says that 260 flint hills employees will join the company when the deal is finalized. Jun 06, 20 basf total petrochemicals revamps its port arthur steam cracker to process ethane by ryan baldwin june 6, 20. Flint hills resources port arthur llc in port arthur, tx. The steam cracker primarily produces ethylene and propylene for the.
Setx plants among states worst air polluters beaumont. Port arthur refinery 1801 south gulfway drive port arthur, tx 77640 409 985. The cracker will be built alongside totals port arthur refinery and totalbasf existing steam cracker. Aramcos motiva announces agreement with flint hills resources to acquire port arthur cracker and cyclohexane facility. Overview the valero port arthur refinery was commissioned in 1901 and has had many process additions and improvements in its history. Richard creamer vice president and general manager par. Flint hills to shut down port arthur cracker to repair leak. Motiva enterprises today announced donations in support of the organizations and personnel on the frontlines of the covid19 pandemic response. With royal dutch shell considering a site in beaver county for a cracker facility, the allegheny fronts reid frazier went to port arthur, texas to see what could be in store for pennsylvania. Basf total petrochemicals announces startup of 10th furnace at port arthur steam cracker additional furnace increases production capacity and enhances plant reliability. Cracker products basf building blocks of the chemical. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Flint hills resources is a recipient of the environmental protection agencys clean air excellence award for voluntarily reducing emissions.
Acquires the flint hills intermediates business and be trade as ineos joliet. The company commitment to quality includes collaborating with the environmental protection agency to share best practices and form new standards across the industry. Pdh was commercialised in the 1990s, with six pdh plants having been started up one is coproduction in thailand, malaysia, korea and belgium. Motiva buys flint hills texas cracker chemanageronline. Go to main content go to menu go to search go to footer. Sep 08, 2017 flint hills resources was restarting its steam cracker in port arthur, texas, which was shut as harvey inundated the texas coast more than a week ago, a regulatory filing showed friday. With basfs eo production back on line, availability should improve, although currently it is still constrained, sources said. Basfatofina steam cracker, port arthur, tx chemical technology. Cracker products are the building blocks of the chemical industry and the starting materials for numerous processing industries. But the dust will settle when turnarounds end and take the pressure off.
View richard creamers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Aramcos motiva to acquire flint hills port arthur cracker. Ul will be ready to complete the purchase of a flint hills resources chemical plant next to its port arthur, texas, refinery by the end of october, sources familiar with. Motiva refines, distributes and markets petroleum products throughout the us and owns and operates north americas largest refinery in port arthur, with a crude capacity of more than 630,000 bblday. Saudi aramco s us subsidiary motiva enterprises has agreed to buy flint hills resources cracker and related chemical assets at port arthur, texas, usa. The term cracker products comes from the steam cracker, one of the most important basf plants. The plant, with a capacity of 1 million tons of ethylene per year, was originally commissioned in 2001 to process naptha, a. Shale gas fuels gulfs chemical industry the allegheny front. Sarah ramirtha financial analyst capital coordinator. The port arthur steam cracker in texas is now processing. The deal includes a steam cracker, cyclohexane unit, and associated ethylene and ngls pipelines. Motiva to acquire flint hills resources chemical plant in port arthur. How shale gas is fueling a spinoff industry in petrochemicals. Apply to senior process engineer, production operator, operations associate and more.
Motiva enterprises owns and operates north americas largest refinery in port arthur, tx. Plant dismantling and refinery demolition projects pdf. In august, an ethylene plant run by flint hills resources, a subsidiary of koch industries, reported a leak of nearly 600 pounds of hazardous air pollutants. Flint hills is a no nonsense company that doesnt put up with any kind of work place violence. Port arthur, llc includes a 635,000 tonneyear mixed feedstock steam cracker, a cyclohexane plant and associated storage and pipeline infrastructure. Hilton kelley, a community activist from port arthurs predominantly black west side, worries the airthough better than it used to beis still bad for people who live here. At basf, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. View john thiessens profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Koch industries rides us shale boom with petrologistics. Opis petrochem wire news oil price information service. Goldman sachs is acting as financial adviser and jones day as legal adviser to flint hills resources.
Motiva to buy us flint hills cracker, cx unit in texas icis. Us ethylene capacity additions to further lengthen supply amid weakened demand nearly 5 million 5m. Basf total petrochemicals announces startup of 10th. The company, a joint venture formed last year between basf corp. Ineos phenol acquires the chevron phillips cumene plant in port arthur. Basfs port arthur chemical complex still running despite. This organization primarily operates in the industrial organic chemicals, nec business industry within the chemicals and allied products sector. Motiva could make further moves into petrochemical.
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