# Texas, Midwest refiners thaw out their plants after polar vortex

> US refiners are restarting plants shut by the deep freeze that spread from the Texas Gulf Coast through the Midwest. S&P Global Platts estimates about 5.4 million b/d of Gulf Coast crude capacity was down for the week ended Feb. 26, with most Texas plants expected back by mid-March.

- Date: 2021-02-26 · published 2021-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48821-texas-midwest-refiners-thaw-out-their-plants-after-polar-vortex
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Refinery outages cut crude runs and product output, supporting diesel and gasoline prices; the restart trend suggests the supply squeeze is easing and may cap further gains.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2017-08-31 | [Gas spikes as largest US refinery reportedly offline up to 2 weeks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69603-gas-spikes-as-largest-us-refinery-reportedly-offline-up-to-2-weeks.md) | +6.8% | +12.3% |
| WTI | 2020-03-26 | [U.S. ethanol plants cutting output due to crashing demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54131-u-s-ethanol-plants-cutting-output-due-to-crashing-demand.md) | -7.5% | -25.7% |
| WTI | 2025-11-17 | [Oil prices ease after loadings resume at Russian export hub \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22107-oil-prices-ease-after-loadings-resume-at-russian-export-hub-reuters.md) | -3.3% | -6.1% |
| WTI | 2019-05-29 | [Midwest flooding disrupts U.S. crude, fuel cash markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10414-midwest-flooding-disrupts-u-s-crude-fuel-cash-markets.md) | -9.3% | -2.2% |
| WTI | 2023-05-25 | [Ahead of the Open \| May 25, 2023 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5570-ahead-of-the-open-may-25-2023-pro-farmer.md) | -5.7% | -7.2% |
| DIESEL | 2020-05-18 | [Wave of diesel heads to Europe, pressuring refiners](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53318-wave-of-diesel-heads-to-europe-pressuring-refiners.md) | +6.6% | +25.7% |
| DIESEL | 2019-02-27 | [Peru: Carriers reach an agreement with the Government](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60873-peru-carriers-reach-an-agreement-with-the-government.md) | +0.9% | -0.4% |
| DIESEL | 2021-09-15 | [U.S. Gulf Coast oil companies resume Ida recovery as Nicholas recedes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45229-u-s-gulf-coast-oil-companies-resume-ida-recovery-as-nicholas-recedes-reuters.md) | +0.8% | +16.5% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/chemicals/022621-texas-midwest-refiners-thaw-out-their-plants-after-polar-vortex

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