After Harvey, Texas Refineries and Chemical Plants Cautiously Move to Reopen

SUGAR LAND--September 1, 2017--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--As Tropical Storm Harvey drifted into Louisiana and then further northeast, eventually being downgraded to a tropical depression, some refineries and chemical-processing plants cautiously began to reopen their doors and power up their units. But the nation's largest refinery remains shuttered for at least two weeks, and at least one major pipeline operator said its facilities in the area are out of service.

Within this article: Details on numerous facilities that are restarting in the wake of Harvey's devastation, as well as many that remained closed. Also, Colonial Pipeline's decision to shutter its facilities in the area, and the U.S. Department of Energy's rare decision to release crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.