ONEOK’s Mont Belvieu complex offline following fire

The company did not provide a timeline for the restart of operations, nor did it disclose the cause of the fire pending internal reviews. The MB-4 unit is one of several fractionators at ONEOK’s Mont Belvieu complex, a critical hub for NGL fractionation along the US Gulf Coast.
Oct. 7, 2025

ONEOK Inc. has temporarily shut down operations at its Mont Belvieu, Tex., fractionation complex following a fire in the MB-4 fractionator on Oct. 6, the company said.

The incident, which occurred in the complex’s heating system, was isolated to MB-4 and was extinguished shortly after being reported.

The fire did not result in any injuries, and emergency response protocols were implemented without incident, according to the Tulsa-based midstream operator.

“ONEOK does not currently anticipate that the incident will have a material effect on the company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows,” the company said.

While the entire complex was taken offline as a precaution, ONEOK stated that it anticipates resuming operations at unaffected units after completing initial safety evaluations. MB-4 will remain offline pending repairs.

The company did not provide a timeline for the restart of MB-4, nor did it disclose the cause of the fire pending internal reviews.

The MB-4 unit is one of several fractionators at ONEOK’s Mont Belvieu complex, a critical hub for NGL fractionation along the US Gulf Coast.

ONEOK most recently commissioned its 125,000-b/d MB-6 at the site in late 2025 to increase Mont Belvieu’s overall fractionation capacity to more than 1 million b/d.

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Robert Brelsford

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Robert Brelsford joined Oil & Gas Journal in October 2013 as downstream technology editor after 8 years as a crude oil price and news reporter on spot crude transactions at the US Gulf Coast, West Coast, Canadian, and Latin American markets. He holds a BA (2000) in English from Rice University and an MS (2003) in education and social policy from Northwestern University.

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