April 24 (Reuters) - Three Corpus Christi Texas
refineries reported production disruptions on Sunday as severe
thunderstorms raked the area, with heavy rain and lightning.
Citgo Petroleum Corp said its Corpus Christi
refinery shutdown due to a power outage and Flint Hills
Resources said operations were disrupted by a power
interruption, according a notice filed with Texas pollution
regulators.
Citgo operates a 167,500 barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in
Corpus Christi, while Flint Hills operates a 338,500 bpd
refinery in the area.
Reuters could not immediately reach Citgo and Flint Hills
for updates on the status of these refineries.
Valero Energy Corp also reported use of the safety
flares at its 290,000 bpd Corpus Christi refinery, indicating a
production disruption, but the company did not reply to
questions about refinery operations and had yet to file a notice
with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Monday.
Thousands of power outages have been reported across Texas
over the weekend due to severe weather, according to local media
reports.
The National Weather Service, meanwhile, issued a flood
warning for Oso Creek near Corpus Christi, affecting Nueces
County.
More than 7,000 homes and businesses were still without
power in Texas on Monday, according to data from PowerOutage.us.
Separately, local media also reported four oil tanks owned
by Durango Resources caught fire after one of the was struck by
lightning at just outside Agua Dulce, 34 miles (54.72 km) west
of Corpus Christi.
(Reporting by Brijesh Patel in Bengaluru; Editing by Josie Kao)
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