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Deep freeze hits U.S. oil industry from North Dakota to Texas

  A severe winter storm shut a U.S. Gulf Coast refinery in Texas on Tuesday, triggered malfunctions at others, and halved North Dakota oil production as it dumped snow and rain across a broad swath of the nation.

Port Arthur Chamber Appoints new President

(January 16, 2024, Port Arthur, Texas) Effective immediately, Joe Tant has been appointed by the Board of Directors as the new President/CEO of the Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce. Joe has been with the Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce for 12 years.

$1B investment announced in Port Arthur

Jan. 9, 8 Rivers Capital, LLC, a global decarbonization technology developer, announced it is developing the Cormorant Clean Energy Project, an ultra-lowcarbon ammonia production facility, in Port Arthur.

TotalEnergies restarts Port Arthur, Texas, crude units

TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) on Friday restarted the large crude distillation unit (CDU) and large vacuum distillation unit (VDU) at its 238,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, said people familiar with plant operations.

Historic port funding

Celebrating the Texas Transportation Commission (TTC)-approved historic $240 million in funding for Texas ports at the end of 2023, guests gathered in Port Arthur to welcome two legislators that helped secure $66 million of that allotment in funding to four Southeast Texas ports to help increase...

Beaumonsters help promote CVB online gift shop

The Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) announced the launch of their online gift shop, GoBeau Gifts, but they are even more thrilled to share their concept of the Beaumonsters to help promote the store at GoBeauGifts.com.

Entergy Texas awards $695K in grants to local groups

With roots in the region for close to 100 years, Entergy Texas is committed to building a brighter future for the Southeast Texas community beyond just providing electricity.