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Refineries in Houston: Map of Every Houston-Area Refinery

Every oil refinery in the Houston area, along the Houston Ship Channel, in Baytown, Texas City, Galveston and Sweeny, with operator and crude capacity.

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The Houston area has 11 operable oil refineries with about 2.6 million barrels per day of crude capacity, 14% of all US refining. The largest is the Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, run by Marathon Petroleum. This page covers Harris, Galveston, Brazoria and Chambers counties.

11operable refineries in the Houston area
2.6Mbarrels per day of crude capacity
14%of US refining capacity
10operating companies
Operating Idle Closed in 2026 Circle size = crude capacity. Pins are approximate.

RefineryOperatorLocationCrude capacity (b/d)StatusSource
Galveston Bay Refinery Marathon Petroleum Texas City, TX (Galveston County) 631,000 Operating Source (2026-06-26)
Baytown Refinery ExxonMobil Baytown, TX (Harris County) 564,500 Operating Source (2026-06-26)
Deer Park Refinery Pemex Deer Park, TX (Harris County) 312,500 Operating Source (2026-06-26)
Sweeny Refinery Phillips 66 Old Ocean, TX (Brazoria County) 277,000 Operating Source (2026-06-26)
Texas City Refinery Valero Energy Texas City, TX (Galveston County) 225,000 Operating Source (2026-06-26)
Houston Refinery Valero Energy Houston, TX (Harris County) 205,000 Operating Source (2026-06-26)
Pasadena Refinery Chevron Pasadena, TX (Harris County) 118,750 Operating Source (2026-06-26)
Galena Park Condensate Splitter Kinder Morgan Galena Park, TX (Harris County) 105,000 Operating Source (2026-06-26)
Channelview Splitter Hartree Partners Channelview, TX (Harris County) 45,000 Operating Source (2026-06-26)
Galveston Refinery Texas International Terminals Galveston, TX (Galveston County) 45,000 Operating Source (2026-06-26)
Houston Refinery (Petromax) Petromax Refining Co. Houston, TX (Harris County) 25,000 Operating Source (2026-06-26)

Capacity is atmospheric crude distillation capacity in barrels per calendar day from the EIA Refinery Capacity Report (data as of January 1, 2026), with later closures, restarts and ownership changes applied from the linked sources. "Operable" includes idle refineries, as EIA counts them. Last updated October 2026. See every US refinery on the full map.

Largest refineries in the Houston area

#RefineryOperatorLocationCrude capacity (b/d)
1Galveston Bay RefineryMarathon PetroleumTexas City, TX631,000
2Baytown RefineryExxonMobilBaytown, TX564,500
3Deer Park RefineryPemexDeer Park, TX312,500
4Sweeny RefineryPhillips 66Old Ocean, TX277,000
5Texas City RefineryValero EnergyTexas City, TX225,000
6Houston RefineryValero EnergyHouston, TX205,000
7Pasadena RefineryChevronPasadena, TX118,750
8Galena Park Condensate SplitterKinder MorganGalena Park, TX105,000
9Channelview SplitterHartree PartnersChannelview, TX45,000
10Galveston RefineryTexas International TerminalsGalveston, TX45,000
11Houston Refinery (Petromax)Petromax Refining Co.Houston, TX25,000

Atmospheric crude distillation capacity in barrels per calendar day. Source: EIA Refinery Capacity Report, with later closures and restarts applied.

The Houston refineries at a glance

About 90 miles east, Beaumont and Port Arthur have another four large refineries, including the largest in the US. See oil refineries in Texas.

Are Houston refineries hiring?

Houston refineries hire year-round for operators, process and chemical engineers, mechanical, electrical, controls and reliability engineers, inspectors, and maintenance crafts. Most operator jobs are posted on each company’s own careers site. Contract demand jumps during spring and fall turnaround seasons, when a single refinery can bring in thousands of extra workers.

See the main oil refinery jobs and pay, or, if you are hiring, our guide on how to hire process engineers.

Hiring refinery engineers in Houston? Apollo Technical recruits process, chemical, mechanical, electrical and controls engineers for Houston refineries and petrochemical plants. See our Houston engineering recruiters, our Baytown engineering staffing page or our chemical engineering recruiters.

Houston refinery FAQ

How many refineries are in Houston?

The Houston area (Harris, Galveston, Brazoria and Chambers counties) has 11 operable refineries with crude capacity, based on EIA data.

What is the largest refinery in Houston?

The Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, run by Marathon Petroleum, with about 631,000 barrels per day. ExxonMobil’s Baytown refinery is next.

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