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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--As Tropical Storm Irma begins to dissipate into a swirl of rain, the U.S. Southeast region is just beginning to assess the breadth of its damage. Authorities warned that some of the most badly affected areas of Florida could go for weeks without power, while Georgia and South Carolina saw unprecedented flooding. Still, Florida's ports are reopening some major terminals. Industrial Info is tracking a variety of power plants and oil, gas, chemical and petroleum terminals that have been affected by Irma.
As of Tuesday, Hurricane Irma had claimed 12 lives in the U.S. and at least 34 on the Caribbean islands. Widespread power outages in Florida have caused blackouts for more than half of its residents.
In addition to the outages, two of the state's largest ports were shut down over the weekend. A spokesperson for Port Everglades told reporters that 10 of the port's 12 terminals had returned to operations by Tuesday evening, and she added that the port had suffered "minimal" damage. Port Tampa Bay sustained some damage, but is in the process of reopening. Although the ports are Florida's main source for transportation fuel, commuters will have to wait a little longer for gasoline; first responders and utility and clean-up crews are being prioritized, according to state officials.
The fuel is desperately needed. According to GasBuddy.com, more than half of gas stations in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Gainesville, Tampa/St. Petersburg and Tallahassee areas were without gasoline early Tuesday, and West Palm Beach was not far behind. Those that had gas also had very long lines, with police sometimes directing traffic, according to local news reports. Florida is the third-largest state for gasoline consumption, according to Bloomberg.
Industrial Info is tracking progress at all Port Everglades terminals, among them:
Georgia also was suffering from fuel shortages, although not to the same degree as Florida. Roughly 33% of gas stations in the Thomasville and Savannah areas were without gasoline early Tuesday, according to GasBuddy.com.
Industrial Info is tracking progress at the Savannah and Brunswick terminals, among them:
Chemical-processing plants in Texas have taken slightly longer that refineries to restart after Hurricane Harvey, but more are returning to service:
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As of Tuesday, Hurricane Irma had claimed 12 lives in the U.S. and at least 34 on the Caribbean islands. Widespread power outages in Florida have caused blackouts for more than half of its residents.
In addition to the outages, two of the state's largest ports were shut down over the weekend. A spokesperson for Port Everglades told reporters that 10 of the port's 12 terminals had returned to operations by Tuesday evening, and she added that the port had suffered "minimal" damage. Port Tampa Bay sustained some damage, but is in the process of reopening. Although the ports are Florida's main source for transportation fuel, commuters will have to wait a little longer for gasoline; first responders and utility and clean-up crews are being prioritized, according to state officials.
The fuel is desperately needed. According to GasBuddy.com, more than half of gas stations in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Gainesville, Tampa/St. Petersburg and Tallahassee areas were without gasoline early Tuesday, and West Palm Beach was not far behind. Those that had gas also had very long lines, with police sometimes directing traffic, according to local news reports. Florida is the third-largest state for gasoline consumption, according to Bloomberg.
Industrial Info is tracking progress at all Port Everglades terminals, among them:
- Chevron Corporation's (NYSE:CVX) (San Ramon, California) refined products terminal; see profile
- CITGO Petroleum Corporation's (Houston, Texas) gasoline and diesel terminal; see profile
- Exxon Mobil Corporation's (NYSE:XOM) (Irving, Texas) refined products terminal; see profile
- Motiva Enterprises LLC's (Houston) South petroleum products terminal; see profile
- Motiva Enterprises LLC's (Houston) South petroleum products terminal; see profile
- CITGO's refined products terminal; see profile
- Kinder Morgan Incorporated's (NYSE:KMI) (Houston) petroleum products terminal; see profile
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation's (NYSE:MPC) (Findlay, Ohio) refined petroleum products terminal; see profile
- Motiva's refined petroleum products terminal; see profile
Georgia also was suffering from fuel shortages, although not to the same degree as Florida. Roughly 33% of gas stations in the Thomasville and Savannah areas were without gasoline early Tuesday, according to GasBuddy.com.
Industrial Info is tracking progress at the Savannah and Brunswick terminals, among them:
- Colonial Terminals Incorporated's (Houston) refined products terminal in Savannah; see profile
- Emerald Petroleum Company Incorporated's (Savannah) petroleum products terminal in Savannah; see profile
- Phillips 66's (NYSE:PSX) (Houston) petroleum products terminal in Savannah; see profile
- Blackwater Georgia LLC's (Brunswick) chemical products terminal in Brunswick; see profile
Chemical-processing plants in Texas have taken slightly longer that refineries to restart after Hurricane Harvey, but more are returning to service:
- Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA Incorporated restarted its 970 million-pound-per-year high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plant in Bayport; see profile
- LyondellBasell restarted production at its 1.54 billion-pound-per-year HDPE polyethylene plant in Matagorda; see profile
- LyondellBasell restarted its propylene oxide and propylene glycol plant in Bayport; see profile
- Valero Refining Company restarted three units at its 343,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) refinery in Port Arthur: the 75,000-BBL/d AVU 147 Crude Still; the 100,000-BBL/d Delayed Coker, at two-thirds capacity; and one of two hydrocrackers. Valero expects to return the facility to normal operations by Wednesday, September 20; see profile
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at http://www.industrialinfo.com/.
