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Шаблон:Infobox oil refinery ExxonMobil's Baytown Refinery is a major oil refinery named after and located in Baytown, Texas. It has capacity of Шаблон:Convert.[1] The site first opened in 1919 and was originally operated by the Humble Oil Company. Today, it is the largest employer in the city. The plant takes up Шаблон:Convert of land next to the Houston Ship Channel.

The Baytown Refinery is the second-largest refinery in the United States by production, after the nearby Port Arthur Refinery. Baytown is also ExxonMobil's second largest refinery, only trailing Exxon's Jurong Island refinery in Singapore.[2]

On December 23, 2021, a large explosion occurred at the refinery in what was described as a major industrial accident by both local and national news.[3][4] The explosion, caused by a fire, occurred around 1AM and seriously injured five workers, four of whom were airlifted to the hospital with one being transported by ambulance. No fatalities were reported.[5] Two of the injured contract workers have filed a $10 million lawsuit against ExxonMobil and partner Team Industrial Services for unsafe working conditions as of a result of the explosion.[3]

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