石油设备网讯 据今日油价网站7月11日消息 菲利普斯66将暂时关闭其位于路易斯安那州25.36万桶/日的炼油厂，因为墨西哥湾的热带风暴可能引发洪水，随后可能将增强为飓风。目前美国墨西哥湾32%的石油生产已经关停。
据路透社报道，菲利普斯66周四表示，在地方当局发出强制撤离命令后，该公司计划在早上关停炼油厂。
根据美国国家气象局周四上午11:08的预报，热带风暴Barry可能会在周五晚上增强为飓风。
在美国墨西哥湾的石油生产商本周早些时候开始在风暴来临前疏散平台上的员工后，关闭了炼油厂。雪佛龙目前正在五个平台上疏散所有员工，并在风暴来临前关停生产，同时还从第六个平台上疏散一些非必要人员。壳牌目前正在撤离四个平台：Appomattox、Mars、Olympus和Ursa，并将Mars和Olympus平台的产量减少了2500桶/日。BP正在从四个总共生产30多万桶/日的油气平台疏散员工。必和必拓正在进行两个平台的减产，预计Neptune和Shenzi的员工将在今天下午完成撤离。
根据运营商的报告，安全与环境执法局（BSEE）估计，截至7月10日墨西哥湾现有石油产量的31.89%已关闭，相当于60.2715桶/日。BSEE还估计，墨西哥湾约17.85%的天然气产量（4.962亿立方英尺/日）在风暴来临前已经关闭。
据分析人士表示，总体而言，由于风暴，100万桶/日的石油产量可能面临风险。
王磊 摘译自 今日油价
原文如下：
Phillips 66 Shuts Down Louisiana Refinery Ahead Of Storm
Phillips 66 will be temporarily closing down its 253,600-bpd Alliance, Louisiana, refinery ahead of possible flooding from a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico which is expected to become a hurricane on Friday and which has already shut in 32 percent of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico’s oil production.
Phillips 66 said on Thursday that it planned to complete the closing of the refinery in the morning, following mandatory evacuation orders from local authorities, Reuters reports.
According to the National Weather Service forecast as of 11:08 a.m. EDT on Thursday, the tropical storm Barry may strengthen to a hurricane on Friday evening.
The closing down of the refinery comes after oil producers in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico started earlier this week evacuating employees from their platforms ahead of the storm. Chevron is evacuating all the staff from five platforms and shutting them down ahead of the storm, and also evacuating some non-essential personnel from a sixth platform. Shell is evacuating four platforms—Appomattox, Mars, Olympus and Ursa—and has reduced production from the Mars and Olympus platforms by more than 2,500 bpd. BP is evacuating staff from four platforms that collectively produce over 300,000 bpd of oil and gas. BHP, for its part, is reducing production at two platforms, with the evacuation of staff from Neptune and Shenzi expected to wrap up by this afternoon.
based on operator reports, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) estimated that as of July 10, 31.89 percent of the current oil production in the Gulf of Mexico had been shut-in, which is equal to 602,715 bpd. BSEE also estimated that some 17.85 percent of the natural gas production, or 496.2 million cubic feet per day in the Gulf of Mexico, has been shut-in ahead of the storm.
Collectively, a total of 1 million bpd of oil production could be at risk due to the storm, according to analysts.
