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Port Arthur,
Texas
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Constructing the world’s
largest single train liquids steam cracker. The $900 million
facility is a partnership with ATOFINA, located next to
ATOFINA's existing oil refinery in Port Arthur, TX.
The steam cracker will turn unfinished gasoline produced by the
refinery into mainly ethylene and propylene.
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Port Arthur |
| Site Address: |
To Be Determined -- Under
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| Site attributes: |
BASF Port Arthur is located
15 miles southeast of Beaumont and Interstate 10; 95 miles
east of Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States;
280 miles from San Antonio; 25 miles from the Louisiana
border and 260 miles from New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Local attractions:
| Local Transportation: |
- Southeast Texas Regional
Airport located between Port Arthur and Beaumont is
served by American Eagle, Delta Atlantic Southeast Airlines
and Continental Express.
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| Entertainment: |
- Museum of the Gulf Coast
- Veterans Memorial Park
- Dishman Art Gallery
- Art Museum of Southeast
Texas
- Symphony of Southeast
Texas
- Jazz Festival
- Southeast Texas Mardi
Gras
- Pleasure Island Music
Festival
- Texas Energy Museum
- Lutcher Theatre for
the Performing Arts
- Port Arthur Little Theatre
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| Recreational activities: |
- Jefferson County Golf
Courses
- Sea Rim State Park on
the Gulf of Mexico
- McFaddin Wildlife Refuge
- Lake Sam Rayburn
- Lake Toledo Bend Reservoirs
- Pleasure Island
- Sabine Lake
- Martin Dies State Park
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| Shopping: |
- Central Mall
- Parkdale Mall
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- Port Arthur’s mild annual
temperatures offer golfers, boaters, windsurfers, anglers,
hunters and swimmers a comfortable arena for enjoying
their sports year round. Winter temperatures average
in the mid 60s, while summers are warm with monthly
means in the low 80s.
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| Useful Links: |
http://www.portarthurtexas.com
http://www.setx.org/html/resources.htm |
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