[Houston 19 Reuters]-Tropical cyclone "Imelda" is causing major damage to US energy facilities on the Gulf Coast. According to a facility official, in Texas, a refinery, an oil pipeline, and a terminal were forced to close on the 19th due to flooding.
Flooding damage due to torrential rain has spread from Houston to western Louisiana. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), up to 1020 mm of rain is expected on the night of the 19th on the southeastern Texas coast.
According to officials, ExxonMobil <XOM.N> has closed the Beaumont Refinery (360,904 barrels a day).
Other refineries in southeastern Texas are also affecting production. Independent oil giant Valero Energy <VLO.N> has partially shut down Port Arthur's refinery (335,000 barrels a day).
The gasoline production facility at the refinery of Lyon del Bathel <LYB.N> in Houston (263,7676 barrels / day) has a compressor failure, and the operating rate is 60% of the production capacity (110,000 barrels / day). Yes.
Total <TOTF.PA> also cuts coke production in half at the Port Arthur refinery (225,500 barrels a day). It is said that safe work is not possible due to the effects of lightning.
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