Total Petrochemicals U.S.A. Fact Sheet
Total Petrochemicals U.S.A. Fact Sheet (PDF) (1 p, 24K, About PDF)
- Geography
- Industry Capacity
- Emissions reductions
- Injunctive Relief
- Penalty
- Supplemental Environmental Project
- One refinery, located in Port Arthur, Texas
- 232,000 barrels of oil per day.
- Approximately 1.5 percent of U.S. domestic refining capacity.
- Nitrogen oxide (NOx) reduced by more than 180 tons per year.
- Sulfur dioxide (SO2) reduced by more than 800 tons per year.
- Carbon monoxide (CO) by more than 120 tons per year.
- More than $37 million will be spent on injunctive relief through 2013.
- Guaranteed NOx and SO2 emission reductions.
- Implementation of extensive program to significantly reduce the number and severity of excess emissions from major flaring events.
- Enhanced procedures to reduce benzene emissions and volatile organic compound leaks from valves and other equipment at all facilities.
Supplemental Environmental Project: Commitment to use new infrared camera technology to detect leaks of volatile organic emissions from valves, piping and other equipment.
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