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Released August 31, 2021 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Power providers, oil & gas producers, petroleum refiners and chemical processors were continuing on Monday to assess damage caused by Hurricane Ida, which left 1 million power customers without electricity in Louisiana. More than 1.9 million barrels per day (BBL/d) of crude oil processing capacity were offline on Monday at six petroleum refineries in the state, and 14.9 billion pounds per year of ethylene capacity was offline at seven ethylene plants. Industrial Info's research teams were calling industrial facilities across the affected region to determine the level of damage, when electricity might be restored and when operations could resume.
The hurricane slammed into Louisiana on Sunday as a Category 4 storm, causing substantial wind-related damage and flooding. Power providers warned that those in the hardest-hit areas could see outages for weeks. At least 10 power plants, with a total generation capacity of 5,267 megawatts (MW), were confirmed offline as of Monday.
Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) (New Orleans, Louisiana), which provides much of Louisiana's electricity, said the storm had knocked out all eight transmission lines that deliver power into the New Orleans area. An official in Jefferson Parish said a transmission tower that provided power for New Orleans and the east bank of the parish had collapsed.
Colonial Pipeline, (Alpharetta, Georgia) operator of the largest petroleum products pipeline in the U.S., said it temporarily shut down lines 1 and 2 of its pipeline system, from Houston, Texas, to Greensboro, North Carolina, as a precaution. "Colonial expects operations to resume full service following evaluation of infrastructure and successful execution of the company's startup plan," the company added.
Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) (Charlotte, North Carolina) temporarily shut the 2.5 million-ton-per-year direct reduced iron plant in Convent, Louisiana, due to limited staffing, and to assess damage.
As of Monday, personnel had been evacuated from 288 production platforms, representing 51.43% of the manned platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said. The bureau estimated about 94.6% of the oil production, and 93.57% of gas production in the Gulf of Mexico had been shut in.
Industrial Info's research teams are continuously monitoring the impact of the storm on power stations, petroleum refineries, chemical plants and other facilities. See examples below.
Power
The hurricane slammed into Louisiana on Sunday as a Category 4 storm, causing substantial wind-related damage and flooding. Power providers warned that those in the hardest-hit areas could see outages for weeks. At least 10 power plants, with a total generation capacity of 5,267 megawatts (MW), were confirmed offline as of Monday.
Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) (New Orleans, Louisiana), which provides much of Louisiana's electricity, said the storm had knocked out all eight transmission lines that deliver power into the New Orleans area. An official in Jefferson Parish said a transmission tower that provided power for New Orleans and the east bank of the parish had collapsed.
Colonial Pipeline, (Alpharetta, Georgia) operator of the largest petroleum products pipeline in the U.S., said it temporarily shut down lines 1 and 2 of its pipeline system, from Houston, Texas, to Greensboro, North Carolina, as a precaution. "Colonial expects operations to resume full service following evaluation of infrastructure and successful execution of the company's startup plan," the company added.
Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) (Charlotte, North Carolina) temporarily shut the 2.5 million-ton-per-year direct reduced iron plant in Convent, Louisiana, due to limited staffing, and to assess damage.
As of Monday, personnel had been evacuated from 288 production platforms, representing 51.43% of the manned platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said. The bureau estimated about 94.6% of the oil production, and 93.57% of gas production in the Gulf of Mexico had been shut in.
Industrial Info's research teams are continuously monitoring the impact of the storm on power stations, petroleum refineries, chemical plants and other facilities. See examples below.
Power
- Entergy's 1,176-megawatt (MW) Waterford Three Nuclear Power Station in Hahnville, Louisiana, was shut down in advance of the storm. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Plant Database can click here for a plant profile.
- The 978-MW Unit 01 at Entergy's River Bend Nuclear Power Station was down-powered due to downed transmission lines. Click here for a plant profile.
- Citgo Petroleum's (Houston, Texas) 420,000-BBL/d Lake Charles Refinery in Westlake, Louisiana, returned to normal operations after reducing production rates in anticipation of the hurricane. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Refining Plant Database can click here for the plant profile. In the aftermath of the storm, Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) (Houston, Texas) also began to increase production rates on Monday at its 242,000-BBL/d Lake Charles Refinery in Westlake, Louisiana. Subscribers can click here for the plant profile.
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) shut down its 530,000-BBL/d Garyville, Louisiana, refinery on Saturday ahead of the hurricane. Click here for the plant profile.
- Shell Chemical Company shut down its Norco Chemical East complex in Plaquemine, Louisiana, including the ethylene, butadiene and propylene units, ahead of the storm. Subscribers can click here for the plant profile.
- Also in Plaquemine, Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) (Midland, Michigan) shut down its complex, including the aromatics, polyethylene, propylene oxide, propylene glycol and other units. See plant profile.
- Shintech (Houston) shut down its Plaquemine Vinyls Complex, including the 1,100 million-pound-per-year ethylene unit. See plant profile.
