Exhibit 3.1(a)
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE
CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 17-202 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, this Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Equistar Chemicals, LP (the “Partnership”), is being duly executed and filed by Lyondell Petrochemical G.P. Inc., a Delaware corporation and a general partner of the Partnership and by PDG Chemical Inc., a Delaware corporation and a newly admitted general partner of the Partnership.
| 1. | Name. The name of the limited partnership is Equistar Chemicals, LP. |
| 2. | Amendment. The Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership is hereby amended to provide that PDG Chemical Inc. has been admitted as a general partner of the Partnership. The business address of PDG Chemical Inc. is: |
c/o Occidental Chemical Corporation
5005 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75244
Attn: Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Dated: May 15, 1998
Lyondell Petrochemical G.P. Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Dan F. Smith | |||
Name: | Dan F. Smith | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
| PDG Chemical Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ R.J. Schuh | |||
Name: | R.J. Schuh | |||
Title: | President | |||
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE
CERTIFICATE OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 17-202 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, this Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Equistar Chemicals, LP (the “Partnership”), is being duly executed and filed by Lyondell Petrochemical G.P. Inc., a Delaware corporation and a general partner of the Partnership and by PDG Chemical Inc., a Delaware corporation and a newly admitted general partner of the Partnership.
| 1. | Name. The name of the limited partnership is Equistar Chemicals, LP. |
| 2. | Amendment. The Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Partnership is hereby amended to replace the general partner, PDG Chemical Inc., with Occidental Petrochem Partner GP, Inc. The address of Occidental Petrochem Partner GP, Inc. is: |
c/o Occidental Chemical Corporation
5005 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75244
Attn: Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Dated: September 14, 1998
Lyondell Petrochemical G.P. Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Kerry Galvin | |||
Name: | Kerry Galvin | |||
Title: | Vice President and Secretary | |||
| Occidental Petrochem Partner GP, Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Linda S. Peterson | |||
Name: | Linda S. Peterson | |||
Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||