Operations update for Joliet, IL, U.S.

Our Joliet refinery is located 40 miles southwest of Chicago, Illinois. On July 15, the facility lost power during a tornado, resulting in a shutdown. Stay up to date on the status of our operations at the site.

August 8, 2024

We’ve safely restarted select units at our refinery and are carefully ramping up production. We’re continuing to assess our equipment and working hard to resume full operations as safely and quickly as possible.

August 1, 2024

We’re grateful to those who worked to restore power to the site and our community. With power restored, we’re assessing the status of our equipment and working hard to resume operations as quickly and safely as possible. 

July 29, 2024

We continue to assess damage to our equipment and have begun the work necessary to restart operations. At this time, we can’t speculate how long operations may be suspended.   

July 23, 2024

We now have sufficient power to assess the damage to our equipment and begin the work to restart operations. As with any restart, safety will be our top priority.

July 16, 2024

On July 15, our Joliet refinery lost power during a tornado, resulting in a shutdown. We’re grateful to those working to restore power to the site and our community.

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