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Galveston Bay Refinery

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In February 2013, Marathon Petroleum acquired the Galveston Bay refinery from BP along with other assets. In 2018, Marathon merged its Texas City Refinery with the Galveston Bay facility to form a single refining complex.
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in 1962. What remains operating today is an integrated part of the Galveston Bay Refinery, nicknamed Bay Plant. It was established in 1931 by
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An issue Galveston Bay dealt with in 2021, was that at the time it was the greatest emitter of
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Petroleum Refining: Technology, Economics, and Markets, Sixth Edition
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Location of the Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, United States
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In 2005, the refinery could produce around 10 million gallons of
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Kaiser, M.J.; de Klerk, A.; Gary, J.H.; Handwerk, G.E. (2019).
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Refining Company and sold to Plymouth Oil Company in 1957.
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purchased its original 84,000 bpd Texas City Refinery from
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Buildings and structures in Galveston County, Texas
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Galveston Bay Refinery is located in Texas
Texas
Texas City, Texas
Coordinates
29°22.65′N 94°55.97′W / 29.37750°N 94.93283°W / 29.37750; -94.93283
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Complexity index
oil refinery
Texas City, Texas
Galveston Bay
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Pan American Refining Corporation
American Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Amoco Corporation
BP
BP Amoco PLC
Marathon Petroleum
Plymouth Oil Company
Republic Oil
gasoline
jet fuels
diesel fuels
benzene
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