Exxon shut Joliet, Illinois, refinery after power outage
7/17/2024 12:00:00 PM
Exxon Mobil shut down its 251,800-bpd refinery at Joliet, Illinois, due to a power outage after a storm.
The loss of power caused a flaring incident on Monday night, the filing showed. The plant went down due to heavy wind and rain, two industry sources said. A severe storm passed through Joliet on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service, leaving thousands without power.
"Situations like this take time to recover as they will have to see if the sudden shutdown did damage to any of the units," one of the sources said. The Joliet refinery mainly processes Canadian crude oil and produces around 9 million gallons a day of gasoline and diesel, according to the company website.
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