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Tropical Storm Bertha Spares Most Texas Refineries
25 Jul
Summary
- Most refineries in Bertha's path continued operations as usual.
- One refinery unit malfunctioned due to a lightning strike.
- Affected refineries have a significant capacity of national output.
Most of the 20 refineries situated in the path of Tropical Storm Bertha experienced no operational disruptions this week. These facilities possess a combined production capacity of 5.8 million barrels per day, accounting for 32% of the nation's total capacity. The storm weakened in south Louisiana on Wednesday and became a tropical depression over Houston on Thursday.
Despite Bertha's general lack of impact, a unit at Phillips 66's Sweeny, Texas refinery malfunctioned on Thursday night due to a lightning strike as the storm's remnants passed southwest of Houston. Among the 19 refineries that remained unaffected was the nation's largest, Motiva Enterprises' Port Arthur, Texas refinery, which has a capacity of 656,400 barrels per day and is located on the Louisiana border.
