EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery
Westlake, LA · Parent: Phillips 66 Co
- Total releases
- 6.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 38
- Carcinogens
- 12
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery: how the 6.3M lbs splits
6.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.5M lbs 55.1%
- Water Discharges 2.8M lbs 44.2%
- Off-site Transfers 41.2K lbs 0.7%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery's 6.3M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 55.1% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 44.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Westlake, LA, in the petroleum sector. It reported 1.1M lbs of releases across 38 chemicals in 2023, and 6.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 332 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Louisiana's 417 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery is pounds #21 and chemical-count #20 at 6.3M lbs. Bayer Cropscience LP leads reported pounds (81.9M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #52). Eco-Services Operations leads chemical count at 68 chemicals (163.5K lbs, pounds #136). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex; Louisiana Integrated Polyethylene Jv LLC; Air Products & Chemicals Inc; Tdc LLC - Westlake Plant. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Louisiana: Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery; Ergon Refining Inc; Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant; Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP. Other Phillips 66 Co sites in this extract: Phillips 66 Co Sweeny Refinery Complex; Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery; Phillips 66 Ponca City Site; Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Ammonia; Hydrogen cyanide.
Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Westlake, LA: 6.3M lbs across 38 chemicals (12 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 55.1%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery and Ergon Refining Inc.
Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.3M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery reports the 15th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery and Ergon Refining Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery's total reported releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery's off-site transfers rose from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery's water releases fell from 796.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 441.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery's air releases fell from 688.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 626.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 7% (1.2M lbs to 1.1M lbs).
Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 7% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.2M lbs | 38 |
| 2020 | 1.1M lbs | 38 |
| 2021 | 1.4M lbs | 38 |
| 2022 | 1.5M lbs | 38 |
| 2023 | 1.1M lbs | 38 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 12 of 38 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery in Calcasieu Parish
Nearest TRI Facilities to Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex, Louisiana Integrated Polyethylene Jv LLC, Air Products & Chemicals Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 416 other reporting facilities in Louisiana.
Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery, Ergon Refining Inc, Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co LP East Plant.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery on cumulative reported pounds (6.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (38). Release-pound peers include Nucor Steel Hertford County, Merom Generating Station, Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn. Chemical-count peers include Monroe Energy Llc-Trainer Refinery, Ohio Refining Co, Par Montana Billings Refinery. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Nucor Steel Hertford County Cofield, NC · Primary Metals 6.3M lbs reported
- Merom Generating Station Sullivan, IN · Electric Utilities 6.3M lbs reported
- Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn Millington, TN · Hazardous Waste 6.3M lbs reported
- Duke Energy Indiana Inc. Cayuga Generating Station Cayuga, IN · Electric Utilities 6.3M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Phillips 66 Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Phillips 66 Co Sweeny Refinery Complex, Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery, Phillips 66 Ponca City Site.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia, Hydrogen cyanide; nearby reporters include Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex. Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Westlake, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 6.4% of Calcasieu Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nucor Steel Hertford County (Δ 256 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Phillips 66 Lake Charles Refinery stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 55.1%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov