Deep-Conversion Launched at the Port Arthur Refinery in Texas

Total today announces that its Port Arthur refinery in Texas (United States) has launched a project to build a 50,000-barrel-per-day coker, a desulfurization unit, a vacuum distillation unit and other related units.

Up to 2,200 people will work on the $2.2-billion project, which is scheduled for commissioning in 2011.