Gulf Coast Refineries Rush to Shutter Plants As Laura Nears (3)

摘要

Oil and chemical facilities located along the Texas and Louisiana coasts are racing to shutter plants as Hurricane Laura settles on a course to rip through the nation's energy corridor this week. Some of the largest U.S. refineries are shutting in advance of Laura, affecting nearly 3 million barrels a day of capacity along the U.S. Gulf Coast, according to a Bloomberg calculation. That's about one third of Gulf Coast refining capacity, according to figures from Lipow Oil Associates. More than 84% of oil production and nearly 61% of natural gas production has been taken offline, according to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.