Baytown Refinery

Location of the Baytown Refinery in Texas

Country| United States
City| Baytown, Texas
Coordinates| 29°44′20″N 95°00′38″W﻿ / ﻿29.7390°N 95.0106°W﻿ / 29.7390; -95.0106Coordinates: 29°44′20″N 95°00′38″W﻿ / ﻿29.7390°N 95.0106°W﻿ / 29.7390; -95.0106
Refinery details
Owner(s)| ExxonMobil
Commissioned| 1919 (1919)
Capacity| 584,000 bbl/d (92,800 m3/d)

ExxonMobil's Baytown Refinery is a major oil refinery named after and located in Baytown, Texas. It has capacity of 584,000 barrels per day (92,800 m3/d).[1] The site first opened in 1919 and was originally operated by the Humble Oil Company. Today, it is the largest employer in the city. The plant takes up 2,400 acres (9.7 km2) of land next to the Houston Ship Channel.

The Baytown Refinery is the second-largest refinery in the United States by production, after the nearby Port Arthur Refinery. Baytown is also ExxonMobil's second largest refinery, only trailing Exxon's Jurong Island refinery in Singapore.[2]

On December 23, 2021, a large explosion occurred at the refinery in what was described as a major industrial accident by both local and national news.[3][4] The explosion, caused by a fire, occurred around 1AM and seriously injured five workers, four of which were airlifted to the hospital with one being transported by ambulance. No fatalities were reported.[5] Two of the injured contract workers have filed a $10 million lawsuit against ExxonMobil and partner Team Industrial Services for unsafe working conditions as of a result of the explosion.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Sider, Alison (4 May 2013). "Exxon: Tentative Baytown Refinery safety deal". MarketWatch. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
2. ^ admin. "World's Largest Refineries | Oilandgasclub.com". Retrieved 2022-02-01.
3. ^ a b Vasquez, Lucio (2021-12-27). "2 injured workers file $10 million lawsuit against ExxonMobil after Baytown refinery explosion". Houston Public Media. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
4. ^ ""Major industrial accident" sets off fire at ExxonMobil refinery". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
5. ^ "ExxonMobil Baytown explosion: 4 workers hurt in 'major industrial accident'". FOX TV Digital Team. 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2022-01-27.

## External links[edit]

* Aerial view of Baytown Refinery on Google Maps

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