Thursday, December 12, 2024

A Pasadena Refinery along the Houston Ship Channel has finished its upgrade and has started to wake up the unit!

Happy Thursday! 

Did anyone happen to read the Oil & Gas Journal’s Daily Update on December 11, 2024, their article titled, “Chevron begins phased startup of Texas refinery’s upgrading project”?  The article is on Chevron USA Inc.’s has finished construction of its light tight oil (LTO) expansion upgrade of its 323-acre Pasadena refinery in Texas.  Earlier this week they began commissioning, and filling the processing unit, and it is expected to proceed into the first part of 2025.  The Pasadena LTO Project will give Chevron’s proprietary oil a refinery to refine its oil and increase supply along the Gulf Coast.  This improvement will help the refinery convert 15% more LTO which will increase the refinery’s output to around 125,000 barrels a day with this expansion and its ability to store 5.1 million barrels of oil and refined products as well as exporting marine terminal beside the Houston Ship Channel will place the company in a good position in the Gulf Coast.   The refinery’s refining flexibility will aid it in the current climate and the U.S.’s demand of refined products.  We wish them luck and a safe and speedy startup, so they get their products to market soon!  If you would like more information on this article from Oil and Gas Journal, please click the links: Chevron begins phased startup of Texas refinery's upgrading project | Oil & Gas Journal.

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