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Phillips 66 shut
down a 64,000 barrel-per-day crude unit and an associated vacuum
distillation unit and coker at the Illinois refinery on Tuesday
after heavy storms knocked out power to the western portion of
the plant, a source familiar with the plant's operations said.
Chicago cash gasoline differentials rose 2.75 cents per gallon
on Wednesday on news of the power outage, traders said.
It is still unclear when the units will be restarted, the source
said.
The National Weather Service reported heavy thunderstorms, hail
and high winds in the region on Tuesday.
The western section of the plant had been shut recently due to
weather-related power issues, and the outage lasted a few days.
The shutdown of the units was first reported on Wednesday
morning by energy industry intelligence service Genscape.
The company declined to comment on the shutdown of the units,
saying it was standard policy not to discuss plant operations.
(Reporting By Jarrett Renshaw; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
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