MMEX Gets TCEQ Approval for Pecos Refining Project


   
Daniel Rodriguez Huerta
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   CALGARY, CANADA (DTN) -- Texas regulators approved the Permit by Rule 
registration for the second modular unit of a planned 60,000-bpd refinery 
complex in Pecos County, MMEX Resources said Thursday (11/5).

   The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) notified MMEX affiliate 
Pecos UltraClean Refining LLC of its approval for its 30,000-bpd north modular 
unit, effective Friday (10/30), the Fort Stockton, Texas-based company said in 
the SEC filing.

   The commission previously approved permits for the 30,000-bpd south unit. 
Both will produce a combined 22,344 bpd of ULSD. The complex would run Permian 
light sweet crude and make LPG as a byproduct, according to the project's 
website.

   MMEX intends to continue advancing financing, engineering, procurement and 
construction planning, but the filing gave no construction start date, project 
cost or financing details.

   The two modular refining trains will be mostly built in shops and trucked to 
the site, the company previously said. MMEX's latest SEC annual report says 
that design allows for an 18-month completion.

   The company said it will distribute produced fuel through the Texas Pacifico 
Transportation (TXPF) short rail line, which connects to BNSF, Union Pacific 
and Ferromex.

   The refining facility will also capture about 905 tons of CO2 per day for 
enhanced oil recovery. MMEX is also developing the Trans Permian Energy, a 
planned natural gas-to-power facility at the same site that would run turbines 
on a hydrogen and natural gas blend.

    




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