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Aramco sponsors World Cup as its Motiva refinery draws pollution fines in Port Arthur
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Aramco sponsors World Cup as its Motiva refinery draws pollution fines in Port Arthur
Aramco, the Saudi oil company and FIFA World Cup sponsor, operates the Motiva refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, where residents report repeated pollution violations and health complaints.
- Aramco became sole owner of the Motiva refinery in Port Arthur in 2017 and was named a FIFA major worldwide partner in 2024.
- Motiva received fines for unauthorized sulphur dioxide releases in 2023 and 2025, and a £214,000 penalty in 2022 for a contaminated water leak.
- Hilton Kelley, an environmental activist, said elementary school nurses in Port Arthur stock 30 to 40 nebulisers for children with breathing problems.
- John Beard Jr., of the Port Arthur Community Action Network, said pollution from the refinery reduced home values by $40,000 and that Motiva offers low buyouts to residents.
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