Largest U.S. Refinery Back Up and Running

The largest crude oil refinery in the United States has returned to production, people familiar with the plant’s operations told Reuters on Friday. The nation’s largest crude oil refinery, Motiva Enterprises, shut down on December 23 as a cold snap ripped through much of the country. Motiva, located in Port Arthur, Texas, has a capacity of more than 630,000 bpd, according to the company website. The Motiva refinery in Port Arthur—the largest in the United States—is wholly owned by Saudi Aramco, the state-run oil giant of…