Too bad that these refineries have to expand in Hurricane Alley because the energy parasites on both coasts won’t allow development off their shores. Then consumers bitch and moan when rigs and refineries have to shut down during a hurricane threat and prices rise.
Most of the shutdowns come from offshore production and delay of oil shipments landing at docks. Although there are occasional refinery shutdowns due to hurricanes, it is not a common event every year.
We still import more oil than we produce domestically. We are very dependent on those tankers offloading on a regular basis.