Project Profile
Value: US$50 B
Location: San Patricio County, Texas
Production: 1.8 million tonnes of ethylene per year
The proposed multi-billion dollar investment would include a world-scale ethane steam cracker capable of producing 1.8 million tonnes of ethylene per year, which would feed a monoethylene glycol unit and two polyethylene units.
The proposed project, one of 11 ExxonMobil announced as part of its 10-year, US$20 billion Growing the Gulf initiative, is expected to create thousands of jobs during the construction phase, as well as 600 new, full-time jobs and 3,500 indirect jobs during operations.
It is also expected to generate more than US$22 billion in economic output during the construction phase and more than US$50 billion in economic output during the first six years of operations.
With site selection completed in April 2017, ExxonMobil and SABIC will now apply for the necessary air and wastewater permits from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Each company will make a final decision on the investment after the required permits have been granted.
Operators:
ExxonMobil
SABIC