EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur
Port Arthur, TX · Parent: Totalenergies Holdings USA Inc
- Total releases
- 1.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 27
- Carcinogens
- 9
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur: how the 1.7M lbs splits
1.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.4M lbs 83.7%
- Water Discharges 247.9K lbs 14.5%
- Land Disposal 16.2K lbs 0.9%
- Off-site Transfers 14.4K lbs 0.8%
Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur's 1.7M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 83.7% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 14.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen cyanide.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Port Arthur, TX, in the petroleum sector. It reported 302.9K lbs of releases across 24 chemicals in 2023, and 1.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 946 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur is pounds #103 and chemical-count #63 at 1.7M lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bayport Polymers LLC; Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC; Renewable Biofuels Port Neches LLC; Team Fabricators. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Texas: Emerald Services Inc.; Bp Cherry Point Refinery; Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC; International Waxes Inc. Other Totalenergies Holdings USA Inc sites in this extract: Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc; Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc Carville Pol; Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc (total Cray. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen cyanide; n-Hexane; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia.
Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (83.7% air releases) across 27 chemicals · 9 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Emerald Services Inc. and Bp Cherry Point Refinery.
Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.7M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur reports the 56th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Emerald Services Inc. and Bp Cherry Point Refinery.
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
- Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur's total reported releases fell from 430.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 302.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur's off-site transfers rose from 747 lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur's water releases fell from 74.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur's air releases fell from 349.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 255.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur Form-R facts
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9.9× more than the comparison
59% more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 8% (330.9K lbs to 302.9K lbs).
Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% 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: Hydrogen cyanide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 330.9K lbs | 26 |
| 2020 | 316.7K lbs | 23 |
| 2021 | 328.8K lbs | 23 |
| 2022 | 430.1K lbs | 25 |
| 2023 | 302.9K lbs | 24 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 9 of 27 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen cyanide | 821.0K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 194.2K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 161.4K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 123.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 87.8K lbs | - |
| Propylene | 67.7K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 67.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 51.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 31.6K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 26.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 22.3K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 9.7K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 8.2K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 7.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 6.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Asbestos (friable) | 5.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| m-Xylene | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 3.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| o-Xylene | 3.8K lbs | - |
| p-Xylene | 3.6K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Biphenyl | 622 lbs | - |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 392 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 53 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 44 lbs | - |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls | 12 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Bayport Polymers LLC, Basf Totalenergies Petrochemicals LLC, Renewable Biofuels Port Neches LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Emerald Services Inc., Bp Cherry Point Refinery, Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur on cumulative reported pounds (1.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (27). Release-pound peers include Shurtape Technologies LLC - Hickory Tape Plant, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Milan Mo, Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC. Chemical-count peers include Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div, Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C., Keystone Power Plant. 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.
- Shurtape Technologies LLC - Hickory Tape Plant Hickory, NC · Paper 1.7M lbs reported
- Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Milan Mo Milan, MO · Food 1.7M lbs reported
- Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC Plaquemine, LA · Chemicals 1.7M lbs reported
- Novelis Corp-Greensboro Greensboro, GA · Primary Metals 1.7M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div Rumford, ME · Paper 27 chemicals
- Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C. Middlesex, NJ · Hazardous Waste 27 chemicals
- Keystone Power Plant Shelocta, PA · Electric Utilities 27 chemicals
- Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Philadelphia Refinery Philadelphia, PA · Petroleum 27 chemicals
Other Totalenergies Holdings USA Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc, Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc Carville Pol, Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc (total Cray.
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 Hydrogen cyanide, n-Hexane, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia; nearby reporters include Bayport Polymers LLC. Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur stamps HEAVY volume · AIR 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 Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen cyanide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Port Arthur, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 2.4% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Shurtape Technologies LLC - Hickory Tape Plant (Δ 130 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen cyanide. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. 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