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Deep Sea Mining PlansUK Unveils $11 Billion Clean Energy Plan to Turbocharge Wind, Solar, and StorageChina and India Ramp Up Thermal Coal Imports as Winter Demand LoomsOil and gas firms push back against EU CO2 storage rulesLEAPTING Recognized as the Customer’s Top Choice for Innovation in Solar Robotic Cleaning at FEL Summit 2025TCL Hosts Major Installer Workshop in Thailand, Strengthening Commitment to Local Solar EcosystemEurope to channel ETS revenues into clean techIndonesia’s Solar Push Gains Momentum As China Steps In To Fuel Renewable Energy ExpansionMauritania Advances Energy Transition with New 160 MW Solar Project as MSGBC Region Expands Renewable, Gas and Hydrogen InvestmentsIndia Launches First-Ever R&D Roadmap for Carbon Capture to Support Net Zero GoalsIEA Hosts Southeast Asia Energy Efficiency Training Week In Hanoi With ADB And Vietnam’s Ministry Of IndustryEgypt’s $15 Billion South Sinai Renewable Energy Project Set To Deliver 10 GW Clean PowerAir Liquide and Hyundai 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Sun. Dec 7th, 2025

Lyondell to Lay Off 86% of Workforce at Shuttered Houston Refinery, Filing Shows

(Reuters) – Lyondell Basell Industries’ will lay off 345 workers, or 86% of the workforce, at its shuttered Houston refinery on April 17, according to a filing with the Texas Workforce Commission.

There are around 400 Lyondell employees working at the 263,776 barrel-per-day Houston refinery. About 70% of them are hourly workers represented by the United Steelworkers union (USW).

Reuters reported on February 18 that Lyondell Houston refinery layoffs were expected to begin in mid-April.

A Lyondell spokesperson said the company had no further information to share, beyond what was discussed during its fourth-quarter earnings call.

The workforce reduction comes after Lyondell completed the shutdown of the Houston refinery earlier this month, people familiar with plant operations told Reuters.

Houston Refining is one of the largest refineries in the United States designed to process heavy-sulfur crude oil, according to the company.

Reporting by Georgina McCartney in Houston, Editing by Louise Heavens and Nia Williams

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