Texas Gulf Refineries Brace as Tropical Storm Edouard Raises Flood Risk
Texas Gulf refineries remained in operation Monday evening as Tropical Storm Edouard strengthened over the Gulf of Mexico and approached the upper Texas coast. Major facilities operated by Motiva Enterprises, ExxonMobil and Valero Energy were securing equipment as forecasters warned of heavy rainfall, coastal flooding and tropical-storm-force winds. Key Takeaways Tropical Storm Edouard strengthened to 40 mph maximum sustained winds by 7 p.m. CDT on August 31. Motiva, ExxonMobil and Valero had not announced refinery production cuts as of Monday evening. Forecast rainfall totals reached 3 to 6 inches, with isolated amounts of up to 9 inches across parts of the
