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Five years and $10 billion later, but process safety problem halts production at brand new U.S. oil refinery

cmonforton | July 11, 2012

When the deal was made five years ago, officials were proud to announce it was the first refinery expansion project in the U.S. in 30 years. Motiva Enterprises' CEO Bill Welte called it a "momentous occasion" for his firm and its owners Royal Dutch Shell and Saudi Aramco. The final product would be the largest refinery in U.S. It was projected to produce more than 12 million gallons of gasoline per day from crude oil shipped initially by tankers from Saudi Arabia to the Port Arthur, TX site. Fast forward to the grand opening ceremony on May 31, 2012 where five executives including Shell's…

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