ExxonMobil starts up ultra-low sulphur fuels unit at US Beaumont refinery
Steven Mcginn
26-Sep-2018
HOUSTON (ICIS)–ExxonMobil said on Wednesday that it has started operations on a new, ultra-low sulphur fuel production unit at its 365,000 bbl/day Beaumont, Texas, refinery.
The unit adds 45,000 bbl/day of fuels production.
The global oil major said the unit uses a proprietary technology to remove sulfur while minimising octane loss.
ExxonMobil is is also expanding the Beaumont complex’s polyethylene (PE) manufacturing capacity by 650,000 tonnes/year by 2019, and is proceeding with plans to increase the refinery’s crude refining capacity.
Construction of the new crude unit, subject to a final investment decision (FID), is scheduled to begin in 2019, with start-up anticipated by 2022.
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