Former LyondellBasell Houston refinery: 2027 restart plan

ConfirmedRestart target: by year-end 2027

The acquisition agreement and restart target have been announced; closing and restart remain conditional.

Valero has announced an agreement to acquire the former LyondellBasell Houston refinery and targets restarting 165,000 barrels per day of processing capacity by the end of 2027. The October 30, 2026 announcement makes clear that the acquisition remains subject to closing conditions.

Source: Valero / SEC

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A restart project, not a refinery turnaround

The proposal concerns recommissioning capacity at the former LyondellBasell site. It is separate from a conventional maintenance turnaround and from an outage at Valero’s existing adjacent Houston refinery.

Source: Valero / SEC

Year-end target

Year-end 2027 is Valero’s stated restart target. The announcement does not establish an exact restart day, and the target should not be read as confirmation that the acquisition has closed.

Source: Valero / SEC

Services to assess

These categories are planning considerations for recommissioning. The cited announcement does not establish them as awarded packages or open bids.

  • Mechanical restoration
  • Inspection services
  • Electrical and instrumentation
  • Rotating-equipment services
  • Commissioning and startup support

Updates

Initial calendar entry based on Valero’s October 30 acquisition announcement and restart target.

Source: Valero / SEC
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