South Texas to get America’s largest new refinery since ‘77

A crude oil unit stands soon after completion in March 2010 at Marathon Oil Corp.’s Garyville refinery in Garyville, Louisiana. As the last major crude oil refinery built in the U.S., Garyville’s initial completion took place in 1977. less A crude oil unit stands soon after completion in March 2010 at Marathon Oil Corp.’s Garyville refinery in Garyville, Louisiana. As the last major crude oil refinery built in the U.S., Garyville’s initial ... more Photo: Patrick Semansky /Bloomberg Photo: Patrick Semansky /Bloomberg Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close South Texas to get America’s largest new refinery since ‘77 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

A Houston company is looking to pump $500 million into South Texas to create the largest new refinery in the U.S. in nearly 40 years.

The facility — located in the southwest corner of Duval County off of Texas Highway 359 — will be able to process up to 50,000 barrels of Eagle Ford shale light crude oil a day, and will have up to 4 million barrels of available storage, the company said in a news release.

Raven Petroleum says it will produce diesel, jet fuel, naphtha, gasoline, and liquified petroleum gas products to be exported via rail and possibly pipeline to Mexico. A section of Kansas City Southern Railroad line bisects the 832-acre property.

The project is slated to begin by the third quarter of 2017, and Raven Petroleum estimates construction could be completed by the end of 2018.

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