Port Arthur

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Port Arthur is an industrial city in southeast Texas known for its major oil refineries and petrochemical facilities along the Gulf Coast.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
country United States of America
countrySubdivision Southern United States
county Jefferson County, Texas NERFINISHED
foundedAs railroad town
governingBody Port Arthur City Council
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasEconomicRole key node in U.S. petroleum supply chain
major refining center on U.S. Gulf Coast
hasEconomicSector energy sector
industrial manufacturing
hasFacilityType marine terminal
oil refinery
petrochemical plant
tank farm
hasIndustry liquefied natural gas
marine services
petrochemicals
petroleum refining
shipping
hasMajorHazard flooding risk
industrial pollution risk
hasPort Port of Port Arthur
hasTransportation deep-water port
highway connections
rail connections
knownFor oil refineries
petrochemical industry
port and shipping facilities
locatedIn Jefferson County industrial corridor
Southeast Texas
locatedInMetropolitanArea Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area
locatedNear Gulf of Mexico
locatedOn Gulf Coast of the United States
Sabine Lake NERFINISHED
namedAfter Arthur Stilwell
neighboringCity Beaumont, Texas
Orange, Texas
partOf Golden Triangle, Texas
U.S. Gulf Coast energy corridor
state Texas
subjectTo hurricanes
tropical storms
timezone Central Time Zone

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Port Arthur, Texas ("Port of Port Arthur")
Southeast Texas ("Port of Port Arthur")
hasPort
Port Arthur, Texas
foundedAs
Southeast Texas
hasMajorCity
Gulf Coast of the United States
includesCity

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