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Released January 16, 2024 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The U.S. battled through a second day of brutal coast-to-coast winter weather, with states across the South facing several inches of snow. Major players in the refining, gas-processing and chemical-manufacturing industries--many of whom are headquartered across the Deep South and Southwest--were affected, with several key facilities forced to close their doors for much of the week. Industrial Info is keeping tabs on affected plants.
One large refinery to shut down amid the rough weather was TotalEnergies SE's (NYSE:TTE) (Courbevoie) 190,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) facility in Port Arthur, Texas, which lost power late Monday. It was not yet known when the facility would be restarted; it had just restarted its 150,000-BBL/d Atmospheric Crude Unit (ACU) 1 and 40,000-BBL/d ACU 2 on Saturday, January 13, after shutting down Thursday, January 11, due to steam loss. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Petroleum Refining Plant Database can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
Among the largest chemical plants to close due to the cold weather was LACC LLC's 2.2 million-pound-per-year ethylene plant in Westlake, Louisiana, which was shut down Sunday as a precaution. The company plans to restart the plant by the end of this week, assuming freezing temperatures have passed. LACC is a joint venture between Lotte Chemical Corporation (Seoul, South Korea) and Axiall Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia), the latter of which is owned by Westlake Chemical (NYSE:WLK) (Houston, Texas). Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Chemical Processing Plant Database can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
Hiland Partners, a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan Incorporated (NYSE:KMI) (Houston, Texas), is experiencing issues at its 245 million-standard-cubic-foot-per-day Roosevelt Cryogenic Natural Gas-Processing Plant in Watford City, North Dakota. The plant is operational but not able to run at full capacity. Units taken 50% offline include the 50 million-standard-cubic-feet-per-day mol-sieve dehydration unit; the 50 million-standard-cubic-feet-per-day Sulfatreat H2S Unit; and the NGL Storage Unit. Units fully offline include the 45 million-standard-cubic-feet-per-day NGL Recovery Unit. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
For a look at facilities that announced closures--or decided to stay open--on Monday, including the South Texas Project Nuclear Power Plant and Occidental Petroleum's (NYSE:OXY) (Houston, Texas) chemicals complex in Deer Park, Texas, see January 15, 2024 article - Winter Storm Rattles U.S. Power, Chemical, Refining Plants.
Click on the image at right for a map of weather trends across the U.S. Southwest, featuring PADD III refineries and petrochemical plants, from Industrial Info's GeoXplorer tool.
Nonetheless, many key players across the U.S. are toughing out the inclement weather. On the refining side, American Refining Group Incorporated (Bradford, Pennsylvania) said Monday that its 12,000-BBL/d refinery in Bradford, Pennsylvania, was operating normally, despite below-freezing temperatures in the surrounding area. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
United Refining Company's (Warren, Pennsylvania) 70,000-BBL/d refinery in Warren, Pennsylvania, remained fully operational despite the severe weather along the U.S. East Coast and surrounding Pennsylvania. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
Many natural gas-processing facilities also remained active. Energy Transfer Partner (NYSE:ET) (Dallas, Texas) said its four-train, 180 million-standard-cubic-foot-per-day plant was operational as of Monday, despite some occasional freeze-ups. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Oil & Gas Production Plant Database can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
Aux Sable's 120 million-standard-cubic-foot-per-day gas-conditioning and natural gas liquids (NGL) loading plant in Palermo, North Dakota, remained operational Monday. Aux Sable is owned by Enbridge Incorporated (NYSE:ENB) (Calgary, Alberta), Pembina Pipeline Corporation (NYSE:PBA) (Calgary) and Williams Companies Incorporated (NYSE:WMB) (Tulsa, Oklahoma). Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
Iron Horse Midstream's (Dallas, Texas) 225 million-standard-cubic-foot-per-day cryogenic natural gas-processing plant in Oklahoma's SCOOP/STACK play remained operational Monday. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
On the chemicals side, Formosa Plastics Group (Livingston, New Jersey) planned to keep all units operational its plastics complex in Point Comfort, Texas. Formosa expected its ethylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, EO/EG, vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and ethylene dichloride (EDC) units to remain online through the end of the freeze. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
Westlake Chemical (NYSE:WLK) (Houston, Texas) planned for its 1.6 million-pound-per-year Petro 1, 1.6 million-pound-per-year Petro 2 and other processing units at its chemicals plant in Sulphur, Louisiana, to remain operational as of late Monday,. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
"There has been an odd mix of who is going down," said Trey Hamblet, Vice President for Chemical Research at Industrial Info, on Monday. "This storm has lacked heavy winds and large amounts of moisture. So far, this has aided producers in keeping their plants and refineries operational. The loss of power would be the big downfall for these plants."
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
One large refinery to shut down amid the rough weather was TotalEnergies SE's (NYSE:TTE) (Courbevoie) 190,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) facility in Port Arthur, Texas, which lost power late Monday. It was not yet known when the facility would be restarted; it had just restarted its 150,000-BBL/d Atmospheric Crude Unit (ACU) 1 and 40,000-BBL/d ACU 2 on Saturday, January 13, after shutting down Thursday, January 11, due to steam loss. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Petroleum Refining Plant Database can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
Among the largest chemical plants to close due to the cold weather was LACC LLC's 2.2 million-pound-per-year ethylene plant in Westlake, Louisiana, which was shut down Sunday as a precaution. The company plans to restart the plant by the end of this week, assuming freezing temperatures have passed. LACC is a joint venture between Lotte Chemical Corporation (Seoul, South Korea) and Axiall Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia), the latter of which is owned by Westlake Chemical (NYSE:WLK) (Houston, Texas). Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Chemical Processing Plant Database can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
Hiland Partners, a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan Incorporated (NYSE:KMI) (Houston, Texas), is experiencing issues at its 245 million-standard-cubic-foot-per-day Roosevelt Cryogenic Natural Gas-Processing Plant in Watford City, North Dakota. The plant is operational but not able to run at full capacity. Units taken 50% offline include the 50 million-standard-cubic-feet-per-day mol-sieve dehydration unit; the 50 million-standard-cubic-feet-per-day Sulfatreat H2S Unit; and the NGL Storage Unit. Units fully offline include the 45 million-standard-cubic-feet-per-day NGL Recovery Unit. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
For a look at facilities that announced closures--or decided to stay open--on Monday, including the South Texas Project Nuclear Power Plant and Occidental Petroleum's (NYSE:OXY) (Houston, Texas) chemicals complex in Deer Park, Texas, see January 15, 2024 article - Winter Storm Rattles U.S. Power, Chemical, Refining Plants.
Click on the image at right for a map of weather trends across the U.S. Southwest, featuring PADD III refineries and petrochemical plants, from Industrial Info's GeoXplorer tool.Nonetheless, many key players across the U.S. are toughing out the inclement weather. On the refining side, American Refining Group Incorporated (Bradford, Pennsylvania) said Monday that its 12,000-BBL/d refinery in Bradford, Pennsylvania, was operating normally, despite below-freezing temperatures in the surrounding area. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
United Refining Company's (Warren, Pennsylvania) 70,000-BBL/d refinery in Warren, Pennsylvania, remained fully operational despite the severe weather along the U.S. East Coast and surrounding Pennsylvania. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
Many natural gas-processing facilities also remained active. Energy Transfer Partner (NYSE:ET) (Dallas, Texas) said its four-train, 180 million-standard-cubic-foot-per-day plant was operational as of Monday, despite some occasional freeze-ups. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Oil & Gas Production Plant Database can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
Aux Sable's 120 million-standard-cubic-foot-per-day gas-conditioning and natural gas liquids (NGL) loading plant in Palermo, North Dakota, remained operational Monday. Aux Sable is owned by Enbridge Incorporated (NYSE:ENB) (Calgary, Alberta), Pembina Pipeline Corporation (NYSE:PBA) (Calgary) and Williams Companies Incorporated (NYSE:WMB) (Tulsa, Oklahoma). Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
Iron Horse Midstream's (Dallas, Texas) 225 million-standard-cubic-foot-per-day cryogenic natural gas-processing plant in Oklahoma's SCOOP/STACK play remained operational Monday. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
On the chemicals side, Formosa Plastics Group (Livingston, New Jersey) planned to keep all units operational its plastics complex in Point Comfort, Texas. Formosa expected its ethylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, EO/EG, vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and ethylene dichloride (EDC) units to remain online through the end of the freeze. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
Westlake Chemical (NYSE:WLK) (Houston, Texas) planned for its 1.6 million-pound-per-year Petro 1, 1.6 million-pound-per-year Petro 2 and other processing units at its chemicals plant in Sulphur, Louisiana, to remain operational as of late Monday,. Subscribers can learn more from a detailed plant profile.
"There has been an odd mix of who is going down," said Trey Hamblet, Vice President for Chemical Research at Industrial Info, on Monday. "This storm has lacked heavy winds and large amounts of moisture. So far, this has aided producers in keeping their plants and refineries operational. The loss of power would be the big downfall for these plants."
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
