Six oil refineries in Louisiana began recovering after Hurricane Francine passed, Reuters sources said, but multiple facilities were operating at reduced rates, according to EIA late yesterday.

  • Total refining capacity of around 3mb/d was running at reduced rates, EIA said.
  • Exxon Mobil said facilities are operating as normal with little significant damage at its 522.5kb/d Baton Rouge refinery, Louisiana, Reuters said. Refinery's production was approaching maximum output on Thursday morning after cutting to as low as 20% of its capacity during the storm.
  • Shell’s Norco, Louisiana, refinery continues to assess the damage affecting the 40kb/d hydrocracker on Thursday morning, sources said.
  • PBF Energy's 190,000-bpd Chalmette, Louisiana, refinery was operating normally on Thursday.
  • Marathon Petroleum has declined to discuss the status of its 597kb/d Garyville, Louisiana refinery.

REFINING: US Refiners Recover After Hurricane but at Reduced Rates Yesterday

Last updated at:Sep-13 07:41By: David Lee

Six oil refineries in Louisiana began recovering after Hurricane Francine passed, Reuters sources said, but multiple facilities were operating at reduced rates, according to EIA late yesterday.

  • Total refining capacity of around 3mb/d was running at reduced rates, EIA said.
  • Exxon Mobil said facilities are operating as normal with little significant damage at its 522.5kb/d Baton Rouge refinery, Louisiana, Reuters said. Refinery's production was approaching maximum output on Thursday morning after cutting to as low as 20% of its capacity during the storm.
  • Shell’s Norco, Louisiana, refinery continues to assess the damage affecting the 40kb/d hydrocracker on Thursday morning, sources said.
  • PBF Energy's 190,000-bpd Chalmette, Louisiana, refinery was operating normally on Thursday.
  • Marathon Petroleum has declined to discuss the status of its 597kb/d Garyville, Louisiana refinery.