Plant dismantling and refinery demolition projects midwest. Flint hills cracker is a mixedfeed facility that can process ethane, propane and butane. Koch industries rides us shale boom with petrologistics. Motiva, petrochemical update, petrochemicals, chemical. Texas chemical plant agrees to cut harmful air pollution. 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 port arthur steam cracker in texas is now processing ethane from shale gas. Motiva enterprises today announced donations in support of the organizations and personnel on the frontlines of the covid19 pandemic response. The cracker will be built alongside totals port arthur refinery and totalbasf existing steam cracker. Saudi aramco boosts efforts to protect and enhance coral. Motiva could make further moves into petrochemical business. Managed strategic reliability initiatives for the port arthur steam cracker such as the bad actors program, pm optimization, pump swapping, reliability culture programs, and industry smart. Flint hills resources chemical plant jobs, employment. The complex includes an ethane steam cracker that will provide ethylene.
Flint hills resources port arthur is located in port arthur, texas. The steam cracker uses steam to crack crude petroleum, products like naphtha or lpg, at a temperature of about 850c. Us ethylene capacity additions to further lengthen supply amid weakened demand nearly 5 million 5m. That deal included a port arthur, tx, cracker with ethylene capacity of 1. 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. Ineos and basf form styrolution, a new global styrenics joint venture. 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. 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. Anderson industrial services ais was employed as the sole scaffold. Learn about flint hills resources commitment to responsibility. Oct 18, 20 shale gas is fueling an expansion of the gulf coasts petrochemical industry, bringing jobs but also renewed fears about air quality. View john thiessens profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Basf fina application for psd greenhouse gas permit us. Flint hills is a great company to get started and to learn the industry. Plant dismantling and refinery demolition projects pdf. The company, a joint venture formed last year between basf corp. Basf total petrochemicals revamps its port arthur steam. Basfs port arthur chemical complex still running despite harvey. Basf fina petrochemicals is located at 7501 gulfway dr, port arthur tx, 77642. 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. 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. Motiva to buy us flint hills cracker, cx unit in texas icis. Opis petrochem wire news oil price information service.
Flint hills has polypropylene plants at longview, tx. Cracker products basf building blocks of the chemical industry. Aramcos motiva to acquire flint hills port arthur cracker. 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.
The port arthur steam cracker in texas is now processing. Feedstock ethylene supply is also tight, due to an unplanned cracker outage at the flint hills resources plant in port arthur, texas. Cracker products are the building blocks of the chemical industry and the starting materials for numerous processing industries. Flint hills to shut down port arthur cracker to repair leak. Motiva operates a 630,000 bd refinery in port arthur and is evaluating a steam cracker and aromatics complex at the site. Basf fina petrochemicals lp bflp operates an ethylene cracker and associated support facilities at its port arthur plant site. John thiessen platform optimization total linkedin. 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. Flint hills resources is a recipient of the environmental protection agencys clean air excellence award for voluntarily reducing emissions. View richard creamers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Jun 06, 20 basf total petrochemicals revamps its port arthur steam cracker to process ethane by ryan baldwin june 6, 20. Motiva to acquire flint hills resources chemical plant in port arthur. Motiva acquires flint hills port arthur chemical plant. Find 1 listings related to flint hills resources in port arthur on.
Basf total petrochemicals announces startup of 10th furnace at port arthur steam cracker additional furnace increases production capacity and enhances plant reliability. 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. Port arthur refinery 1801 south gulfway drive port arthur, tx 77640 409 985. With basfs eo production back on line, availability should improve, although currently it is still constrained, sources said. 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. Setx plants among states worst air polluters beaumont. Aramcos motiva announces agreement with flint hills resources to acquire port arthur cracker and cyclohexane facility. Pdh was commercialised in the 1990s, with six pdh plants having been started up one is coproduction in thailand, malaysia, korea and belgium.
Basf total petrochemicals is among a growing list of chemical manufacturers announcing expansion plans, thanks to abundant supplies of natural gas from shale. Texas, cracker and basf totals port arthur, texas, cracker led to a brief spike in spot ethylene prices in june. 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. The plant, with a capacity of 1 million tons of ethylene per year, was originally commissioned in 2001 to process naptha, a. 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. Construction of a new 1 million metric tonne per year mtpa ethane steam cracker in port arthur, texas.
Motivas move into petrochemicals signals big oils future is. Go to main content go to menu go to search go to footer. Motivas move into petrochemicals signals big oils future. Flint hills is a no nonsense company that doesnt put up with any kind of work place violence. Sarah ramirtha financial analyst capital coordinator.
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. Ineos phenol acquires the chevron phillips cumene plant in port arthur. Flint hills resources is a safety and environmentally oriented company, safety is always on top of the list. At basf, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Motiva could make further moves into petrochemical. Flint hills to shut down port arthur cracker to repair. 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 resources, port arthur clean air act settlement. This marks the entry of motiva into the chemical industry, wood mackenzie principal analyst patrick kirby said. Flint hills resources port arthur employs approximately 4 people at this branch location. Motiva to acquire flint hills resources chemical plant in. 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 resources port arthur, including its chemical plant in port. Based in wichita, kansas, flint hills resources is an independent company and wholly owned subsidiary of koch industries, inc.
Annual shareholders meeting of basf will not take place as planned on 30 april 2020 due to corona pandemic. Overview the valero port arthur refinery was commissioned in 1901 and has had many process additions and improvements in its history. For information on requesting a reasonable accommodation in the application process, visit the company career page. 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. Shale gas fuels gulfs chemical industry the allegheny front. Lockwood greene is subsidiary of the ch2m hill family of companies. Site director, port arthur chemicals flint hills resources. But the dust will settle when turnarounds end and take the pressure off.
Motiva enterprises owns and operates north americas largest refinery in port arthur, tx. The company commitment to quality includes collaborating with the environmental protection agency to share best practices and form new standards across the industry. Yp the real yellow pages sm helps you find the right local businesses to meet your specific needs. Aramcos motiva to acquire flint hills port arthur cracker and. Basfatofina steam cracker, port arthur, tx chemical technology. Basfs port arthur chemical complex still running despite. 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. Search results are sorted by a combination of factors to give you a set of choices in response to your search criteria. Richard creamer vice president and general manager par. 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. 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. Specifically, the joint venture, in which total will hold a 50% interest will include. This facility port arthur jefferson county texas more facilities.
Acquires the flint hills intermediates business and be trade as ineos joliet. Saudi aramco s us subsidiary motiva enterprises has agreed to buy flint hills resources cracker and related chemical assets at port arthur, texas, usa. Motiva says that 260 flint hills employees will join the company when the deal is finalized. That deal also included a cracker at port arthur, tx that has capacity to produce nearly 1. Basf total petrochemicals announces startup of 10th. Working at flint hills resources in port arthur, tx. Washington, dc march 20, 2014 the department of justice and the u. 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. The expandable polystyrenes produced at flint hills resources are very small beads with sizes ranging in diameters from 400 to 1,600 microns.
Basfs olefins production at port arthur had been shut in early april for maintenance. Port arthur, llc includes a 635,000 tonneyear mixed feedstock steam cracker, a cyclohexane plant and associated storage and pipeline infrastructure. Apply to senior process engineer, production operator, operations associate and more. This organization primarily operates in the industrial organic chemicals, nec business industry within the chemicals and allied products sector. The steam cracker primarily produces ethylene and propylene for the. 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. Motiva buys flint hills texas cracker chemanageronline. Motiva to buy flint hills port arthur, texas chemical plant reuters. The term cracker products comes from the steam cracker, one of the most important basf plants. 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. How shale gas is fueling a spinoff industry in petrochemicals. 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.
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