Motiva Port Arthur Refinery
Motiva Enterprises (Aramco), Port Arthur, Texas
Motiva's Port Arthur refinery on the Texas Gulf Coast, which Motiva calls North America's largest, makes transportation fuels, base oils and petrochemicals. It began operating in 1903 under the Texas Company and was expanded in 2012 to about 600,000 barrels a day. Aramco has wholly owned Motiva since 2017.
- Company
- Motiva Enterprises (Aramco)
- Status
- Operating
- Opened
- 1903
- Employees
- Not stated
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Revised
- November 12, 2026
What is made here
Transportation fuels, base oils and petrochemicals.
Facts
| Size claim | Motiva describes its refinery as North America's largest refinery (company: motiva.com) |
|---|---|
| Products | Transportation fuels, base oils and petrochemicals (company: motiva.com) |
| Owner | Motiva is fully owned by Aramco and headquartered in Houston (company: motiva.com) |
| Origins | The Texas Company (later Texaco) built the first processing units in 1902 and the refinery came into operation in 1903; Aramco has controlled it since May 1, 2017 (reference: en.wikipedia.org) |
| Expansion | A 2012 expansion brought crude capacity to 600,000 barrels per day, reaching 630,000 barrels per day by May 2016 (reference: en.wikipedia.org) |
Figures are as stated by the source named next to each one. Company figures are the company's own claims.
Can you visit?
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Sources
- Motiva Enterprises (company, checked November 12, 2026)
- Wikipedia: Port Arthur Refinery (reference, checked November 12, 2026)
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