Happy Monday!
Welcome back to another week of
ESC News Blog!
We love a follow-up. We blogged about LyondellBasell and their over
100-year-old refinery on the Houston Ship Channel in November 2024 on how they
were winding things down. We are updating
you on their progress!
Did anyone happen to read The Houston Chronicle’s Front Page on January 25, 2025, their article titled, “Houston oil refinery’s shutdown about to begin – Closure by LyondellBasell shows pressure as demand declines”? In the article, it goes on to speak about LyondellBasell’s 100+ year old Houston refinery which is along the Houston Ship Channel is on target to retire by end of March. Last week pink slips began to be handed out to the employees at the old refinery. LyondellBasell will be beginning the groundwork to mothball the old refinery before the end of the month. In February, they will continue into stage 2 of its closure. Operations will be fully shutdown by late March 2025. The cessation of operations will be an end of an era for the 100+ old refinery and may be a sign of what’s to come for the oil and gas sector. The oil and gas sector with their aging key refineries (with most being over 50 years old), and with the cost of upkeep and improvements we will be seeing more of them moving onto either changing to chemical products or being mothballed due to the hinderance in cost and the loss of gasoline and diesel users. We wish LyondellBasell luck during their closure of the old refinery, and hope they bring new life to it. If you would like to read more of The Houston Chronicle’s article for free on MSN, please click the link: This Houston refinery is preparing to shut down. Here's what that means for the industry's future here.
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