Gulf Coast Refineries Shut Down Ahead of Hurricane Laura

Refineries along the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana shut down operations in advance of Hurricane Laura making shore Thursday morning.

Among the refineries suspending production are:

● Motiva in Port Arthur, Texas – 600,000 barrels per day.

● Citgo in Lake Charles, Louisiana – 425,000 b/d.

● ExxonMobil in Beaumont, Texas – 366,000 b/d.

● Valero in Port Arthur – 335,000 b/d.

● Phillips 66 in Lake Charles – 250,000 b/d.

● Total in Port Arthur – 225,500 b/d.

Offshore production platforms and drilling rigs shut down represent more than 80 percent of Gulf of Mexico oil production.