Citgo shut down its 177,000 bpd Lemont, Illinois refinery on Wednesday afternoon after a power blip the company confirmed on Thursday.

  • "Units were stabilized and we began the restart process after power was restored last night," the company said, "We will continue to raise rates and return to normal operations throughout the day," suggesting the refinery will now have fully returned. 

REFINING: Citgo's Lemont Refinery Lost Power on Wednesday

Last updated at:Sep-27 09:48By: Andrew Couper

Citgo shut down its 177,000 bpd Lemont, Illinois refinery on Wednesday afternoon after a power blip the company confirmed on Thursday.

  • "Units were stabilized and we began the restart process after power was restored last night," the company said, "We will continue to raise rates and return to normal operations throughout the day," suggesting the refinery will now have fully returned.