Exxon Mobil Corp is cutting production at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery to 50% of its 520,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) capacity ahead of the expected landfall of Hurricane Ida on Sunday, sources familiar with plant operations said on Saturday.
A view of the ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S., May 15, 2021. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn/File Photois cutting production at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery to 50% of its 520,000 barrel-per-day capacity ahead of the expected landfall of Hurricane Ida on Sunday, sources familiar with plant operations said on Saturday.
Hurricane Ida is forecast to pass near Baton Rouge at hurricane strength by Monday, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Earlier on Saturday, Exxon spokeswoman Julie King said some units were being shut at the Baton Rouge complex. King did not identify which units were being shut or how operations were being adjusted at the complex.
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