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Petrochemicals

Lyondell may sell its Houston refinery

by Alexander H. Tullo
September 10, 2021 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 99, Issue 33

 

LyondellBasell Industries is considering strategic options, including a sale, for its refinery in Houston—a move that would make it a pure-play petrochemical company. The refinery, among the largest in the US, can process 268,000 barrels of crude oil per day into fuels and chemical feedstocks. LyondellBasell says it might be a better fit in a company with a large refining system. The firm took full control of the refinery in 2006, when it bought the stake held by Venezuela-owned Citgo Petroleum for $2.1 billion.

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