The winter storm sweeping the US has begun disrupting the operations of industrial oil and gas consumers on Texas’ Gulf Coast, including refiners, chemical plants and manufacturers.
With almost 10% of US natural gas production estimated to be offline due to the cold, much of the disruption is focused on gas.
Goodyear Bayport on Saturday shut its chemical plant in Pasadena, Texas, in preparation for the deep freeze, the company said Sunday in a posting on the Community Awareness Emergency Response website.