the nine existing refineries (and possible future refineries) 

 in southeast Louisiana while Seadock will affect the two 

 refineries in the Calcasieu area of southwest Louisiana. As 

 can be seen in the table, refinery capacity in southeast 

 Louisiana is projected to increase to 1,833 million barrels 

 daily (MB/D) by 1980 (the expected first year of Superport 

 operation) , to 2,472 MB/D by 1990, and to 2,972 MB/D by 2010, 

 more than doubling the 1975 capacity. This is based on the 

 estimate that about 40% of the crude oil imported through LOOP 

 will be refined in Louisiana and the remaining 60% will be 

 sent elsewhere via pipeline (H.J. Kaiser Company, 1976: 6). 

 Without a superport, refining capacity in southeast Louisiana 

 is projected to decrease to 1,200 MB/D by 1985 and remain at 

 that level through 2010 (H.J. Kaiser Company, 1976: 9). 



Since the two refineries in the Calcasieu area are 

 owned by members of Seadock, they are expected to be 

 affected by that project (H.J. Kaiser Company, 1976: 3-4). 

 The capacity of these two refineries (no new refineries 

 are expected in southwest Louisiana) is projected to more 

 than double by 1980 to 878.5 MB/D from the 1975 level of 

 351 MB/D (Table 2.4). It is then projected to decline to 

 455.5 MB/D by 1990, then rise again to 532.5 MB/D by 2010. 



The Seadock project is not expected to result in an expan- 

 sion of refinery capacity in Texas. Since Texas already has a 

 large refinery capacity and production of crude oil in the 

 state is declining, the major purpose of Seadock is to sustain 

 existing refineries at their present levels (Perrin, 1976). 



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