The Latest: Nation's biggest refinery starts revving up

 

September 6, 2017



HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of Harvey (all times local):

6:30 p.m.

The nation's largest oil refinery is starting to reboot after shutting down ahead of Harvey's onslaught.

Motiva Enterprises says its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery should be running at 40 percent of capacity by Monday, producing more fuel than other refineries running at full throttle. At full capacity, the Saudi company's Port Arthur facility can process more than 600,000 barrels of oil per day — equivalent to 25.2 million gallons (95.4 liters).

San Antonio-based Valero Energy also is early in the restart procedur...



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