Most Gulf Coast Refineries Unaffected by Tropical Storm Bertha

(Reuters) – Operations were not affected ​at most of the 20 ‌refineries in the path of Tropical Storm Bertha this week, according to people ​familiar with operations at the individual ​plants.

Phillips 66 said on Friday that ⁠unit 35 of its 277,000 ​barrel-per-day Sweeny, Texas refinery malfunctioned ​because of a lightning strike as the remnants of Bertha passed southwest of Houston on ​Thursday night.

Satellite imagery shows storm Bertha making landfall in Louisiana
Satellite imagery shows storm Bertha making landfall in Louisiana, U.S., July 22, 2026. CSU/CIRA & NOAA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT/File Photo

Among the 19 ​unaffected by the storm, which weakened in ‌south ⁠Louisiana on Wednesday and became a tropical depression over Houston on Thursday, are the nation’s ​largest refinery: ​Motiva ⁠Enterprises 656,400-bpd Port Arthur, Texas refinery on the ​Louisiana border.

The 20 refineries Bertha ​passed ⁠over or near, have a combined production capacity of 5.8 ⁠million ​bpd or 32% ​of national capacity.

Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing ​by Nick Zieminski and Chris Reese

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