Total starts refinery expansion project in Texas

12 February 2008 22:50  [Source: ICIS news]

HOUSTON (ICISnews)--French oil major Total has started a $2.2bn (€1.5bn) expansion project at its 233,500 bbl/day refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, the company said on Tuesday.

The project includes a 50,000 bbl/day coker, a desulphurisation unit, a vacuum distillation unit and other related units, Total said.

The company said the project, to be commissioned in 2011, will increase the refinery's deep-conversion capacity and expand its ability to process heavy and sour crude oil.

In addition, Total said it will add 3m tonnes/year of ultra low sulphur diesel to the refinery’s current production, raising total output of all products to about 12m tonnes/year.  

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By: Brian Balboa
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