Hurricane Rita Update #11 - Refining
24 Sep 2005
Refining
Shell and Motiva Refinery Update
Motiva Port Arthur Refinery
An emergency operations center has been established at the Motiva Port Arthur Refinery where efforts to assess damage are currently underway.
While no flooding is apparent, the refinery has sustained wind damage including downed power lines and cooling water-tower damage.
We have no start-up date at this point for operations at the Port Arthur refinery.
Shell Deer Park
Shell Deer Park refinery and chemical plant are conducting a thorough post-hurricane damage assessment. The assessment will continue over the weekend, and at this early stage there does not appear to be serious damage from wind or rain.
The outcome of the assessment will determine the timeline for restarting the facilities. A high priority is to resume gasoline production.
Employees are being accounted for and there have been no hurricane-related injuries.
We maintained a workforce of about 90 at Shell Deer Park during the hurricane to ensure site security and integrity. Another 60 employees were evacuated to Shell's Westhollow Technology Center on Thursday, most of whom are returning today and Sunday. While at the remote location, they worked on a plan for restarting the refinery and chemical plant in a safe and controlled manner.
Motiva Convent and Norco refineries
The Motiva Convent Refinery and Motiva Norco Refinery continue to run at normal production. Both refineries are shipping gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel to the market.
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