Not to worry. If you haven’t evacuated yet, you ain’t gonna.
We already have laws in Texas that prevent overcharging during an emergency.
There will be shortages. Mn=any of these plant are closed or will be out of commission shortly.
Many of these could be affected by Hurricane Ike.
Texas
Baytown Refinery (ExxonMobil), Baytown 557,000 bbl/d (88,600 m³/d)
Big Spring Refinery (Alon USA), Big Spring 61,000 bbl/d (9,700 m³/d)
Beaumont Refinery (ExxonMobil), Beaumont 348,500 bbl/d (55,410 m³/d)
Borger Refinery (ConocoPhillips/EnCana), Borger 146,000 bbl/d (23,200 m³/d)
Corpus Christi Complex (Flint Hills Resources), Corpus Christi 288,000 bbl/d (45,800 m³/d)
Corpus Christi Refinery (Citgo), Corpus Christi 156,000 bbl/d (24,800 m³/d)
Corpus Christi West Refinery (Valero), Corpus Christi 142,000 bbl/d (22,600 m³/d)
Corpus Christi East Refinery (Valero), Corpus Christi 115,000 bbl/d (18,300 m³/d)
Deer Park Refinery (Shell Oil Company), Deer Park 333,700 bbl/d (53,050 m³/d)
El Paso Refinery (Western Refining), El Paso 120,000 bbl/d (19,000 m³/d)
Houston Refinery (Lyondell), Houston 270,200 bbl/d (42,960 m³/d)
Houston Refinery (Valero), Houston 83,000 bbl/d (13,200 m³/d)
McKee Refinery (Valero), Sunray 158,300 bbl/d (25,170 m³/d)
Pasadena Refinery (Petrobras), Pasadena 100,000 bbl/d (16,000 m³/d)
Port Arthur Refinery (Total), Port Arthur 233,500 bbl/d (37,120 m³/d)
Port Arthur Refinery (Motiva Enterprises), Port Arthur 285,000 bbl/d (45,300 m³/d)
Port Arthur Refinery (Valero), Port Arthur 325,000 bbl/d (51,700 m³/d)
Penreco (Calumet), Houston
San Antonio Refinery (Age Refining), San Antonio 10,300 bbl/d (1,640 m³/d)
Sweeny Refinery (ConocoPhillips), Sweeny 229,000 bbl/d (36,400 m³/d)
Texas City Refinery (BP), Texas City 437,000 bbl/d (69,500 m³/d)
Texas City Refinery (Marathon Petroleum Company), Texas City 72,000 bbl/d (11,400 m³/d)
Texas City Refinery (Valero), Texas City 210,000 bbl/d (33,000 m³/d)
Three Rivers Refinery (Valero), Three Rivers 90,000 bbl/d (14,000 m³/d)
Tyler Refinery (Delek Refining Ltd.), Tyler 55,000 bbl/d (8,700 m³/d)
Big Spring Refinery (Alon USA), Big Spring 61,000 bbl/d (9,700 m³/d)
Beaumont Refinery (ExxonMobil), Beaumont 348,500 bbl/d (55,410 m³/d)
Borger Refinery (ConocoPhillips/EnCana), Borger 146,000 bbl/d (23,200 m³/d)
Corpus Christi Complex (Flint Hills Resources), Corpus Christi 288,000 bbl/d (45,800 m³/d)
Corpus Christi Refinery (Citgo), Corpus Christi 156,000 bbl/d (24,800 m³/d)
Corpus Christi West Refinery (Valero), Corpus Christi 142,000 bbl/d (22,600 m³/d)
Corpus Christi East Refinery (Valero), Corpus Christi 115,000 bbl/d (18,300 m³/d)
Deer Park Refinery (Shell Oil Company), Deer Park 333,700 bbl/d (53,050 m³/d)
El Paso Refinery (Western Refining), El Paso 120,000 bbl/d (19,000 m³/d)
Houston Refinery (Lyondell), Houston 270,200 bbl/d (42,960 m³/d)
Houston Refinery (Valero), Houston 83,000 bbl/d (13,200 m³/d)
McKee Refinery (Valero), Sunray 158,300 bbl/d (25,170 m³/d)
Pasadena Refinery (Petrobras), Pasadena 100,000 bbl/d (16,000 m³/d)
Port Arthur Refinery (Total), Port Arthur 233,500 bbl/d (37,120 m³/d)
Port Arthur Refinery (Motiva Enterprises), Port Arthur 285,000 bbl/d (45,300 m³/d)
Port Arthur Refinery (Valero), Port Arthur 325,000 bbl/d (51,700 m³/d)
Penreco (Calumet), Houston
San Antonio Refinery (Age Refining), San Antonio 10,300 bbl/d (1,640 m³/d)
Sweeny Refinery (ConocoPhillips), Sweeny 229,000 bbl/d (36,400 m³/d)
Texas City Refinery (BP), Texas City 437,000 bbl/d (69,500 m³/d)
Texas City Refinery (Marathon Petroleum Company), Texas City 72,000 bbl/d (11,400 m³/d)
Texas City Refinery (Valero), Texas City 210,000 bbl/d (33,000 m³/d)
Three Rivers Refinery (Valero), Three Rivers 90,000 bbl/d (14,000 m³/d)
Tyler Refinery (Delek Refining Ltd.), Tyler 55,000 bbl/d (8,700 m³/d)
OK, I added up the list. That is 2,063,000 barrels per day out of 4,822,000 barrels per day, or 43% of the state's capacity. I only added up the ones in and around Stinkadena - no Beaumont, Corpus, etc. Is this list complete, though? I thought there were several refineries in the Permian Basin and south of Victoria along the ship channel?
The ones in the Lake Charles, Louisiana area will also be shutdown, as Lake Charles is under the Hurricane Warning.
The Gulf Coast only represents 19 percent of the gas supply in the US. With conservation not panic there should be ample supply but I guess that this nation can only panic as we are the all about me society — the me first and forget about our neighbour. Me first got to have now society. I did see things around my town that did somewhat redeem my opinion of fellow mankind — people with trucks who stopped to pick up branches and fallen trees that were blocking the roadways. People helping their neighbour dig out of the trash and leaves that mother nature dealt us Sunday.
To hit someone who is down is not only unethical but plain wrong. The Amish have it right when it comes to helping your neighbour... House damaged by act of nature, they will rebuild it in 2 days. Need a new barn, build it in 1 day... all working together.