XOM · News · 20260917N
Joliet Refinery Outage
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp · 2026-09-17 · Importance 34 · Surprise 42 · In source text
ExxonMobil’s 275,000-barrel-per-day Joliet, Illinois refinery remains offline after a power outage and floodwater overwhelmed a pump. ExxonMobil deployed a containment boom for cleanup, and the reports provide no restart timeline. The outage removes a major Midwest fuel supplier and may pressure regional refinery throughput, fuel availability and refining margins.
Key facts
- ExxonMobil reported that floodwater overwhelmed a pump at its 275,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Joliet, Illinois. source
- The floodwater incident at ExxonMobil's Joliet refinery followed a power outage that shut down the refinery. source
- ExxonMobil deployed a containment boom for cleanup at the Joliet, Illinois refinery after floodwater overwhelmed a pump. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| revenue | negative | probable | — | ExxonMobil reported that floodwater overwhelmed a pump at its 275,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Joliet, Illinois. |
| operating_income | negative | probable | — | ExxonMobil reported that floodwater overwhelmed a pump at its 275,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Joliet, Illinois. |