Motiva Port Arthur Refinery
Large load · 2555 SAVANNAH AVE, Port Arthur, TX
The Motiva Port Arthur Refinery in Jefferson County, Texas, is owned and operated by Motiva Enterprises, LLC, wholly owned by Saudi Aramco. A 552 gross MW cogeneration unit was permitted in June 2026 to supply electricity and steam to the refinery.
Overview
Motiva says its Port Arthur Refinery encompasses 1,400 acres with a total throughput of 730,000 barrels per day. A September 2026 report said the restart of VPS-2 returned all units shut by a storm to production. The refinery is the largest single producer of petroleum coke and also produces liquid petroleum gases, petrochemical feeds and sulfur.
Profile
- Electricity and grid
- Power Station 4 provides supplemental steam and electricity for the site. A 2026 TCEQ review describes a new cogeneration unit with total nominal generation capacity of 552 gross MW and a normal operating load stated as around 320 MW, and says the existing PS3 unit will be taken out of service when it starts. Entergy Texas, Inc. was named in 2009 as the electric utility to which an earlier cogeneration facility would interconnect.
- Ownership and permits
- Motiva Enterprises, LLC owns and operates the refinery and is wholly owned by Saudi Aramco. On June 3, 2026 the TCEQ commissioners agenda issued air permits for the new cogeneration unit, and Federal Operating Permit O1386 covers the refinery.
Facility
- Activity
- Fuels including gasoline, diesel and jet fuel
- Industry
- Industrial
- Site type
- Campus
- Operating status
- Operating
Reported Sep 4, 2026
Permits and agreements
- Permit
- Federal Operating Permit No. O1386
Related records
Timeline
- Jun 3, 2026
- TCEQ commissioners issue permits for new refinery cogeneration unit
www.tceq.texas.gov
- Sep 4, 2026
- VPS-2 restart returns all storm-shut units to production
Motiva restarts small crude distillation unit at Texas (U.S.) refinery