Jefferson County Business Programs

Jefferson County Economic Development Incentives

Find information on the Enterprise Fund and Enterprise Zone Program for Jefferson County, Texas.

Texas Enterprise Zone Program Recipients (Jefferson County, TX)

ExxonMobil Oil Corporation

A Single designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 2-Mar-20 in Beaumont.
Total Investment: $1,300,000,000.00
Existing Jobs: 1125
Retained Jobs: 492
New Jobs: 8
Total Jobs: 500

ExxonMobil Oil Corporation

A Single designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 2-Mar-20 in Beaumont.
Total Investment: $50,000,000.00
Existing Jobs: 1055
Retained Jobs: 479
New Jobs: 21
Total Jobs: 500

The Premcor Refining Group Inc.

A Single designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 02-Dec-19 in Port Arthur.
Total Investment: $250,000,000.00
Existing Jobs: 733
Retained Jobs: 233
New Jobs: 0
Total Jobs: 233

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC

A Single designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 03-Sep-19 in Port Arthur.
Total Investment: $175,000,000.00
Existing Jobs: 225
Retained Jobs: 225
New Jobs: 0
Total Jobs: 225

BASF Corporation

A Half designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 03-Jun-19 in Port Arthur.
Total Investment: $18,000,000.00
Existing Jobs: 151
Retained Jobs: 151
New Jobs: 0
Total Jobs: 151

Flint Hills Resources Port Arthur, LLC

A Single designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 01-Mar-19 in Port Arthur.
Total Investment: $10,000,000.00
Existing Jobs: 200
Retained Jobs: 200
New Jobs: 0
Total Jobs: 200

The Premcor Refining Group Inc.

A Single designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 01-Jun-18 in Port Arthur.
Total Investment: $150,000,000.00
Existing Jobs: 733
Retained Jobs: 500
New Jobs:
Total Jobs: 500

Motiva Enterprises LLC

A Single designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 01-Jun-18 in Port Arthur.
Total Investment: $160,120,000.00
Existing Jobs: 1512
Retained Jobs: 500
New Jobs:
Total Jobs: 500

BASF Corporation

A Single designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 01-Dec-17 in Port Arthur.
Total Investment: $31,000,000.00
Existing Jobs: 228
Retained Jobs: 228
New Jobs: 0
Total Jobs: 228

Huntsman Petrochemical LLC

A Single designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 01-Jun-17 in Port Neches.
Total Investment: $150,000,000.00
Existing Jobs: 614
Retained Jobs: 500
New Jobs:
Total Jobs: 500

The Medical Center of Southeast Texas, L.P.

A Single designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 03-Mar-15 in Port Arthur.
Total Investment: $7,169,946.00
Existing Jobs: 440
Retained Jobs: 440
New Jobs:
Total Jobs: 440

The Premcor Refining Group Inc.

A Single designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 02-Dec-13 in Port Arthur.
Total Investment: $150,000,000.00
Existing Jobs: 820
Retained Jobs: 820
New Jobs:
Total Jobs: 820

Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc.

A Double designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 03-Dec-12 in Port Arthur.
Total Investment: $250,000,000.00
Existing Jobs: 533
Retained Jobs: 533
New Jobs:
Total Jobs: 533

BASF Corporation

A Single designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 04-Sep-12 in Port Arthur.
Total Investment: $152,500,000.00
Existing Jobs: 229
Retained Jobs: 229
New Jobs:
Total Jobs: 229

The Premcor Refining Group Inc.

A Double designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 04-Sep-12 in Port Arthur.
Total Investment: $1,098,689,500.00
Existing Jobs: 814
Retained Jobs: 814
New Jobs:
Total Jobs: 814

Huntsman International LLC

A Single designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 01-Dec-11 in Port Neches.
Total Investment: $150,000,000.00
Existing Jobs: 550
Retained Jobs: 550
New Jobs:
Total Jobs: 550

ExxonMobil Oil Corporation

A Single designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 01-Dec-11 in Beaumont.
Total Investment: $250,000,000.00
Existing Jobs: 1,073
Retained Jobs: 1,073
New Jobs:
Total Jobs: 1,073

BASF Corporation

A Single designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 01-Jun-10 in Port Arthur.
Total Investment: $70,300,000.00
Existing Jobs: 138
Retained Jobs: 138
New Jobs: -
Total Jobs: 138

Motiva Enterprises, LLC

A Triple designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 01-Sep-09 in Jefferson County.
Total Investment: $7,970,000,000.00
Existing Jobs: 1,076
Retained Jobs: 1,076
New Jobs: -
Total Jobs: 1,076

The Medical Center of Southeast Texas, L.P.

A Single designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 02-Jun-08 in Port Arthur.
Total Investment: $5,000,000.00
Existing Jobs: 550
Retained Jobs: 550
New Jobs: -
Total Jobs: 550

Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc.

A Triple designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 04-Sep-07 in Port Arthur.
Total Investment: $268,000,000.00
Existing Jobs: 461
Retained Jobs: 461
New Jobs: 39
Total Jobs: 504

BASF Corporation

A Triple designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 01-Dec-05 in Port Arthur.
Total Investment: $263,900,000.00
Existing Jobs: 182
Retained Jobs: 182
New Jobs: -
Total Jobs: 182

The Premcor Refining Group, Inc.

A Triple designation award was approved for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program on 01-Dec-05 in Port Arthur.
Total Investment: $498,700,000.00
Existing Jobs: 772
Retained Jobs: 772
New Jobs: -
Total Jobs: 772

313 Recipients

Golden Pass LNG LLC (An Affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation)

received a 313 award for Golden Pass LNG Terminal. The first year of approval is 2007.

Motiva Enterprises LLC

received a 313 award for Crude Expansion Project. The first year of approval is 2008.

The Premcor Refining Group Inc.

received a 313 award for Port Arthur Hydrocracker Project (aka COEX II). The first year of approval is 2009.

TE Products Pipeline Company

received a 313 award for TEPPCO Terminal. The first year of approval is 2008.

Total Petrochemicals

received a 313 award for Deep Conversion Project. The first year of approval is 2009.

Lucite International, Inc.

received a 313 award for Lucite International's Project Rebound. The first year of approval is 2013.

Praxair, Inc.

received a 313 award for Praxair Hydrogen Plant. The first year of approval is 2013.

Pandora Methanol LLC

received a 313 award for Pandora Methanol Plant. The first year of approval is 2013.

Huntsman Petrochemical LLC

received a 313 award for Huntsman Ethylene Oxide Unit Expansion. The first year of approval is 2014.

Sunoco Partners NGL Facilities LLC

received a 313 award for Sunoco Nederland NGL Manufacturing Facility. The first year of approval is 2014.

Natgasoline LLC

received a 313 award for Natgasoline Gas Processing Plant. The first year of approval is 2015.

Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. LP

received a 313 award for Air Liquide Air Separation Unit (ASU). The first year of approval is 2015.

BASF Corporation

received a 313 award for BASF Corporation Beaumont Project. The first year of approval is 2015.

Golden Pass Products LLC

received a 313 award for GPX (Golden Pass LNG Export) Project Train 1. The first year of approval is 2018.

Golden Pass Products LLC

received a 313 award for GPX (Golden Pass LNG Export) Project Train 2. The first year of approval is 2019.

Golden Pass Products LLC

received a 313 award for GPX (Golden Pass LNG Export) Project Train 3. The first year of approval is 2020.

Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA

received a 313 award for Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. and TOTAL PAR LLC. The first year of approval is 2017.

Port Arthur LNG, LLC

received a 313 award for Liquefaction Facility . The first year of approval is 2021.

ExxonMobil Corporation

received a 313 award for Selective Cat Naphtha Hydrofining Processing Unit. The first year of approval is 2017.

ExxonMobil Corporation

received a 313 award for Polyethylene Unit. The first year of approval is 2018.

Exxon Mobil Corporation

received a 313 award for Crude fractionation tower, diesel hydro-treating unit and jet hydro-treating unit . The first year of approval is 2021.

Premcor Refining Group Inc.

received a 313 award for Coker Unit/Sulfur Unit. The first year of approval is 2020.

Orbit Gulf Coast NGL Exports, LLC

received a 313 award for Ethane Manufacturing/Export Project. The first year of approval is 2019.

Emerald Renewable Diesel

received a 313 award for Renewable Diesel and Co-Products (Naphtha & LPG) Refiney . The first year of approval is 2021.

Diamond Green Diesel, LLC

received a 313 award for Rnnewable Diesel Plant. The first year of approval is 2022.

GT Logistics, LLC

received a 313 award for Renewable Fuels Feedstock Proceesing Facility . The first year of approval is 2022.