LA Refineries Come Through Hurricane Unscathed

The five refineries in Los Angeles came through Hurricane Hilary unscathed, according to Reuter’s sources.

• Although PBF Energy reported a malfunction at its 180k b/d plant on Monday morning, traders said this was not directly related to Hurricane damage.
• The four other refineries were operating as planned, according to traders.
• The five refineries in the LA area have a combined crude-oil refining capacity of 1.1m b/d.
• The U.S. West Coast relies on local refineries in California and Washington in addition to imports from Asia for motor fuel supply. It is not connected to the West Coast from the US Gulf Coast or Middle West.
• Hilary was the first tropical cyclone to hit southern California since 1939.