Hurricane Laura’s impact on North America’s EOEG industry Report

Insight 09 September 2020

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Report summary

Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwest Louisiana early on the morning of Thursday 27 August. With a number of chemical and refinery manufacturing operations in its path, see this report to learn how Genscape and Woodmac work together to analyse the effects of the storm on the industry. With a particular focus on EO/MEG production outages, we consider the far reaching impacts on these important commodities.

From bad to worse – a pandemic and now a major hurricane
- Hurricane Laura’s most severe weather affected the area bordered by Beaumont, TX to the west and Lake Charles, LA to the east
Several ethylene crackers impacted
- Ethane and Spot Ethylene prices where on the rise before Laura
Hurricane Laura - North American Loss in EOEG Production
- The US EOEG market was already experiencing tightness due to a series of events
MEG price increase volatility - a regional US and European problem?
- High inventories in China - while the US and Europe remain quite empty
Effects on PEO and EO Derivatives – Indorama and Sasol
- PEO, Ethanolamine’s, and Ethoxylates are hit hard by the impact of hurricane Laura
Summary - assessing the impact on EO/EG/Derivatives
- What to expect as we head towards year-end
- Glycols
- PEO and EO Derivatives
Summary
- The effects of the storm are widespread and far reaching...