Motiva Enterprises' new 325, 000-barrel-per-day (bpd) crude distillation unit at its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery will likely not be repaired before Friday or Saturday, sources familiar with operations said on Tuesday.
The offsetting of refinery shutdowns in the Northeast by, for instance, the expansion of Motiva Enterprises a joint venture between Shell (RDS.A) and Saudi Refining of its Port Arthur, Texas refinery to 600, 000 barrels a day, may also help prevent supply-constraint driven gasoline prices spikes.