Motiva Enterprises LLC is building an epic expansion at its Port Arthur Refinery.

This expansion will increase current capacity to 600,000 barrels per day in 2012, making it the largest refinery in the U.S. and one of the top 10 in the world.

Port Arthur is primed to become America's refinery leader. Its strategic Gulf Coast location with ready access to waterborne crude oil and major product pipelines make it the ideal place for such an expansion.

Motiva Enterprises LLC was formed in 1998 as a joint venture between affiliates of Shell and Saudi Aramco. Our operations, located primarily in the eastern and southern U.S., include three refineries with a combined capacity of 740,000 barrels per day, and approximately 7,700 Shell-branded gasoline stations.

We have contracted with a joint venture of Bechtel Corporation and Jacobs Engineering Group to design and construct this refinery expansion. Becon Construction is the principal construction contractor on the project.

We began site preparation in 2006, and started construction in the fall of 2007.

During this expansion, the Port Arthur Refinery will still operate at its current capacity of 275,000 barrels per day. At peak construction, we expect between 5,000-6,000 people on the expansion site.

We will continue to be an active partner in the community, and strive to improve the quality of life of our neighbors.

The Motiva Port Arthur Refinery Expansion Project is expected to generate more than $17 billion in new economic development in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, and the Golden Triangle of Southeast Texas.

Through August 2010, the Motiva Port Arthur Expansion Project spent more than $2.1 billion in the local community via:

• Goods and services
• Payroll for nearly 5,000 employees
• Charitable donations
• Property taxes
• Commercial property leasing
• Medical services
• Police and security support
• Municipal services