Marquee Refinery

Baytown Refinery

ExxonMobil ·Baytown, TX ·NYSE:XOM ·v1.1

A 584,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Baytown, TX, operated by ExxonMobil. Nelson Complexity 14.2.

Record

Rated capacity
584,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Nelson Complexity Index
14.2
Status
Operating
Operator
ExxonMobil
Parent
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/exxonmobil
Coordinates
29.7402, -94.9708
PADD
3
Commissioned
1919

Feedstock slate

Average API gravity
29.5°
Average sulfur
1.7%
Primary grades
Mars, WTI, Maya

Product yield

Gasoline50%
Distillate30%
Jet11%
Residual3%
Other6%

Notes

Feb 9 news confirms ExxonMobil is conducting a large-scale overhaul of Baytown refinery to boost production capacity. This planned maintenance activity would significantly reduce utilization. The March 23 explosion reported in the database would have occurred during or after this maintenance period, but the Feb news indicates the facility was transitioning into planned maintenance mode, not currently damaged at this point in the timeline.

What coverage reports

1,698 days since one was reported

2 injured workers file $10 million lawsuit against ExxonMobil after Baytown refinery explosion
2021-12-27 · 3 publishers filed it

0 reported in 12 months
2024-092026-08
stories filed per month · red = a disruption

These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.

Wire

47 records21 Oct 2010 to 16 Jul 2026General 24 · Incident 14 · Policy 4 · Operations 3
  1. Policy Medium
    ExxonMobil Prevails in Baytown Refinery Property Damage Lawsuit
    Global Legal Chronicle · matched baytown
  2. General Low
    ExxonMobil commissions a third advanced plastics-recycling unit integrated into Baytown refinery operations
    Energies Media · matched baytown
  3. Maintenance Medium
    ExxonMobil moves ahead with large-scale overhaul of Baytown refinery to boost premium diesel and base-oil production
    Energies Media · matched baytown
  4. General Low
    Exxon Mobil breaks ground on Baytown refinery project for diesel and lubricant base stocks
    The Business Journals · matched baytown
  5. General Low
    Exxon reports fresh issue at Baytown refinery
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched baytown
  6. General Low
    ExxonMobil Greenlights Baytown Refinery Reconfiguration Project
    Yahoo Finance · matched baytown
  7. General Critical
    Exxon shuts alkylation unit at Baytown refinery on compressor trip
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched baytown
  8. General Medium
    Exxon restarting light-ends unit at Baytown refinery
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched baytown
  9. General Low
    ExxonMobil to pay $14.25 million for Baytown refinery violations
    Houston Landing · matched baytown
  10. General Low
    Baytown plant with troubled track record could receive up to $332 million from federal government to lower emissions
    Houston Public Media · matched baytown
  11. General Low
    Residents in Baytown fed up with loud noises and bright lights coming from new ExxonMobil chemical production unit
    Click2Houston · matched baytown
  12. Expansion Medium
    ExxonMobil completes $2bn expansion of Baytown petrochemical complex
    NS Energy · matched baytown
  13. General Low
    Exxon’s Baytown and Valero’s Corpus Christi refineries top list of U.S. water polluters in 2021
    expressnews.com + 1 other outlet · matched baytown
  14. General Low
    Exxon’s Baytown refinery called nation’s highest-volume water polluter of dissolved solids in U.S.
    Houston Chronicle · matched baytown
  15. General Low
    Operations at Exxon's Baytown, Texas refinery normal after storms
    Hydrocarbon Processing · matched baytown
  16. Policy Medium
    $14 million air pollution fine for Exxon's Baytown refinery stands
    Reuters · matched baytown
  17. Incident High
    ExxonMobil Baytown refinery fire: 2 injured workers file $10 million lawsuit
    ABC13 Houston · matched baytown
  18. Incident Critical
    2 injured workers file $10 million lawsuit against ExxonMobil after Baytown refinery explosion
    Houston Public Media · matched baytown
  19. Incident High
    Exxon says Baytown refinery remains at reduced rates following Dec 23 fire
    Reuters · matched baytown
  20. Incident High
    Exxon Cuts Baytown Refinery Rates After Extinguishing Fire
    Bloomberg.com · matched baytown
  21. Incident Critical
    At least 4 injured after Baytown refinery explosion, sheriff says
    Houston Public Media · matched baytown
  22. Incident High
    Overnight fire at ExxonMobil Baytown refinery that injured 4 has been extinguished
    12newsnow.com + 2 other outlets · matched baytown
  23. Incident High
    Naphtha identified as chemical in fire at ExxonMobil's Baytown refinery
    KHOU · matched baytown
  24. Incident High
    Fire reported at ExxonMobil refinery in Baytown, Texas, near Houston; some injuries feared
    Fox Business · matched baytown
  25. General Medium
    Exxon's Baytown refinery making slow progress restarting wastewater, sulfur units -sources
    Reuters · matched baytown
  26. General Low
    ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery and Petrochemical Complex, Texas, USA
    NS Energy · matched baytown
  27. General Low
    Exxon Baytown, Texas, refinery workers ratify contract
    BIC Magazine · matched baytown
  28. Incident High
    Harris County Sues Exxon After Baytown Refinery Fire
    Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com · matched baytown
  29. Incident High
    ExxonMobil fire: Burned contractor suing over injuries from Baytown, Texas refinery fire
    CBS News · matched baytown
  30. Incident High
    Harris County Sues Exxon Mobil Just A Day After A Fire Broke Out At The Company’s Baytown Refinery
    Houston Public Media · matched baytown
  31. Incident High
    Update: Over 30 People Being Treated For Minor Injuries After Fire Breaks Out At Exxon Mobil’s Baytown Refinery
    Houston Public Media · matched baytown
  32. Incident High
    Harris County sues Exxon Mobil over ‘illegal’ emissions release after Baytown refinery fire
    Houston Chronicle · matched baytown
  33. Operations Critical
    Exxon starts major planned shutdown at Baytown refinery
    Chron · matched baytown
  34. General Low
    Exxon’s Baytown refinery to see big facelift
    Houston Chronicle · matched baytown
  35. General Medium
    Exxon Working Toward Restarting Baytown Refinery, the Second-Largest in the U.S.
    WSJ · matched baytown
  36. General Low
    Pollution At Baytown Refinery Costs Exxon $20 Million
    Texas Standard · matched baytown
  37. Policy Medium
    Federal Judge In Houston Rules Against Exxon-Mobil In Pollution Lawsuit Over Baytown Plant
    Houston Public Media · matched baytown
  38. Policy Low
    ExxonMobil May Face Many Millions In Fines After Court Reverses Baytown Refinery Decision
    Houston Public Media · matched baytown
  39. General Low
    Shelter-in-place order lifted at ExxonMobil Refinery in Baytown
    ABC13 Houston · matched baytown
  40. Incident Low
    Officials: 'Operational issue' led to release at Baytown refinery
    KHOU · matched baytown
  41. General Low
    No intruder found after search at Exxon Baytown, Texas, refinery
    Yahoo Finance · matched baytown
  42. Operations Critical
    Exxon Baytown Refinery Impacted as Houston Ship Channel Shutdown Stretches Into Day 3
    gCaptain · matched baytown
  43. General Low
    Pia16295 Baytown Refinery Texas
    jpl.nasa.gov + 3 other outlets · matched baytown
  44. Operations Critical
    ExxonMobil Delays FCCU Shutdown at Baytown Refinery by One Year
    Industrial Info Resources · matched baytown
  45. General Low
    Suit demands Exxon Mobil reduce emissions at Baytown refinery
    mysanantonio.com · matched baytown
  46. General Low
    Environment Texas and Sierra Club Sue ExxonMobil To Stop Illegal Air Emissions At Baytown Refinery Complex
    Environment America · matched baytown
  47. General Low
    ExxonMobil Commissions New Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Units at Baytown & Baton Rouge Refineries
    Exxon Mobil Corporation · matched baytown

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