Port Arthur (BASF) Ethane Cracker
From Global Energy Monitor
Port Arthur (BASF) Cracker is a cracker plant near Port Arthur, Texas, United States.[1]. The site was originally a naphtha cracker, but was converted in 2013 to process ethane and added a 10th furnace in 2014 to increase production.[2]
Location
Background on Plant
Project Details
- Sponsor:BASF Fina Petrochemicals [1]
- Parent Company: BASF Total Petrochemicals LLC is 40% owned by Total and 60% owned by BASF[3]
- Location: Port Arthur, TX, USA.
- Coordinates: 29.957135, -93.890501[1]
- Status: Operation [2]
- CapacityValue: 1,000,000 [3]
- CapacityUnit: tons/year [3]
- Start date:2013 [3]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 EIA Layer Information for interactive State Maps -- Ethylene Crackers updated 1/13/2020 Accessed May 20, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 BASF website page on Port Arthur site Accessed May 26, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Oil & Gas Journal Accessed May 26, 2021.