據(jù)油價(jià)網(wǎng)12月26日?qǐng)?bào)道，了解美國(guó)煉油廠運(yùn)營(yíng)情況的消息人士告訴路透社，由于嚴(yán)重的冬季風(fēng)暴艾略特，位于得克薩斯州日產(chǎn)31.25萬桶的Deek Park煉油廠上周晚些時(shí)候被關(guān)閉，該設(shè)施的大多數(shù)裝置在周日晚些時(shí)候仍然關(guān)閉。

這場(chǎng)嚴(yán)重的風(fēng)暴在圣誕節(jié)周末假期前席卷了加拿大和美國(guó)，帶來了冰封嚴(yán)寒。一些地區(qū)的電力供應(yīng)中斷，成千上萬的航班被取消，圣誕旅行計(jì)劃被打亂。就在圣誕假期周末之前，近2.5億美國(guó)和加拿大居民以種種方式受到風(fēng)暴的影響，至少有19人死亡與冰封與嚴(yán)寒有關(guān)。

美國(guó)海灣沿岸的所有州都發(fā)出了冰封警報(bào)，而美國(guó)的大部分煉油能力都在海灣沿岸。

據(jù)路透社估計(jì)，截至12月23日（星期五），美國(guó)海灣地區(qū)多達(dá)150萬桶/日的煉油能力因冰封而被關(guān)閉。

由Motiva、馬拉松石油公司和道達(dá)爾能源在休斯敦以外經(jīng)營(yíng)的煉油廠在上周末被關(guān)閉。由埃克森美孚、瓦萊羅能源公司和利安德巴塞爾公司在得克薩斯州經(jīng)營(yíng)的其他煉油廠的運(yùn)營(yíng)也因冬季風(fēng)暴而中斷。據(jù)路透社報(bào)道，煉油廠停工的時(shí)間預(yù)計(jì)不會(huì)很長(zhǎng)。

上周晚些時(shí)候，隨著風(fēng)暴的臨近，燃料價(jià)格上漲，美國(guó)汽油價(jià)格暫時(shí)停止了過去幾周的下跌。

盡管如此，根據(jù)能源應(yīng)用軟件GasBuddy的數(shù)據(jù)，美國(guó)汽油平均價(jià)格在圣誕節(jié)期間出人意料地下降。

“在幾天前上漲之后，美國(guó)市場(chǎng)汽油平均價(jià)格出人意料地下降到每加侖3.048美元，預(yù)計(jì)全國(guó)平均水平仍有機(jī)會(huì)達(dá)到3美元/加侖以下。”GasBuddy的石油分析主管Patrick De Haan周日在推特上說。

曹海斌 編譯自 油價(jià)網(wǎng)

Winter Storm Shuts Texas Oil Refineries

The 312,500-barrels-per day (bpd) Deek Park refinery in Texas, operated by Pemex, was idled late last week due to the severe Winter Storm Elliott and most units at the facility remained shut late on Sunday, sources with knowledge of the refinery’s operations told Reuters.

The severe storm swept through Canada and the United States just ahead of the Christmas holiday weekend, bringing freezing temperatures, snow, and icy conditions. Power supply was interrupted in some areas, thousands of flights were canceled and Christmas travel plans were disrupted. Just ahead of the Christmas holiday weekend, almost 250 million U.S. and Canadian residents were affected by the storm in one way or another, and at least 19 deaths were connected to the icy blast and the severe winter conditions.  

Hard-freeze warnings have been issued for all the states along the U.S. Gulf Coast, where most of the U.S. refining capacity is located.  

As of Friday, December 23, as much as 1.5 million bpd of the Gulf Coast’s refining capacity was shut down due to the freezing temperatures, per Reuters estimates.

Refineries run by Motiva Enterprises, Marathon Petroleum, and TotalEnergies outside Houston were shut late last week. Operations at other refineries in Texas, run by ExxonMobil, Valero Energy, and Lyondellbasell, were also disrupted by the severe winter storm. Refinery outages were not expected to be prolonged, according to Reuters.

Fuel prices rose late last week as the storm was approaching, with U.S. gasoline prices stopping – temporarily – their decline from the past weeks.

Still, the average U.S. gasoline price surprisingly fell on Christmas Day, according to fuel savings app GasBuddy.

“After rising a few days ago, the national average is surprisingly down to $3.048 per gallon! It appears there is still a chance of a sub-$3/gal national average!” Patrick De Haan, Head of Petroleum Analysis at GasBuddy, tweeted on Sunday.