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Exxon Mobil Shuts Down Joliet Refinery After Power Outage
Exxon said crews are assessing the site and investigating the cause as the outage threatens 11 million gallons a day of fuel output.
- On Sunday, ExxonMobil shut down its 264,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Joliet, Illinois, after a power outage triggered safety flares. Power was restored that evening, but the plant remains offline during site assessment.
- The blackout began at 3:30 p.m. Central Time on Sunday and lasted until around 7 p.m. Loss of power activated the site's safety flare, resulting in a plant-wide shutdown.
- Supplying the Midwest, the Joliet refinery produces about 11 million gallons of gasoline and diesel daily. The stoppage lands in an already strained global fuel market.
- National average diesel prices crossed $6 a gallon last week amid supply strains from the Iran war and Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries. Strong U.S. exports have further tightened domestic inventories.
- Exxon is working to determine the cause of the outage and remains in contact with appropriate agencies. According to IIR Energy, the refinery is expected to return to normal service by the end of this week.
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