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ExxonMobil in Beaumont - Credit: Lamar University Press

Built along the banks of the Neches River in 1903, ExxonMobil’s Beaumont refining facilities have grown into an integrated petrochemical complex. The petrochemical manufacturing complex, which consists of the refinery, chemical plant, polyethylene plant and lubricant blending and packaging plant, has grown to 2,700 acres.

Refinery

The Beaumont refinery processes 366,000 barrels of crude oil per day and produces 2.8 billion gallons of gasoline annually. 

$2 billion investment resulted in a state-of-the-art crude unit and additional hydrotreater capabilities, increasing crude capacity by 250,000 bpd and positioning the facility for future growth and greater production of refined fuels, especially ultra-low sulfur diesel. The refinery’s most recent expansion (completed in 2023) raised its crude oil processing capability to over 630,000 barrels per day (bpd). 

Major units and capacities as of 2024 (Source: Wikipedia):

Jan 31, 2019 -- TechnipFMC Awarded a Large Contract for ExxonMobil Refinery Expansion Project in the USA.
The awarded scope covers the addition of four new units – atmospheric pipe still, kerosene hydrotreater, diesel hydrotreater and benzene recovery at ExxonMobil’s Refinery. (Source: TechnipFMC)

Chemical plant, polyethylene plant and lubricant blending and packaging plant

The Beaumont chemical plant produces building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene, synthetic fluids and lubricant base-stocks, and more than 25 different types of zeolite catalyst.

The Beaumont lubricant blending and packaging plant manufactures lube oil, greases including those used in the wind turbine industry, and is the only manufacturer of Mobil aviation greases. Mobil 1, the world’s leading synthetic motor oil, is manufactured and packaged in Beaumont.

The Beaumont polyethylene plant, located on 300 acres west of Beaumont, produces granular and pelletized polyethylene, which is used in the manufacture of plastic products. It produces 1,650 kTA of polyethylene products per year, comprising a foundational legacy base of 1 million tpa, which represents long-standing operational capabilities, and a state-of-the-art 650,000 tpa expansion that commenced operations in 2019.