According to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg, coupled with MarineTraffic real-time tracking, at least 25 tankers carrying almost 17 million barrels of imported crude oil are drifting near Texas and Louisiana ports, unable to offload because of closures from Tropical Storm Harvey.
Source: coupled with MarineTraffic real-time tracking
A Bloomberg further details, 20 Aframaxes, 3 VLCCs, 2 Suezmaxes are currently waiting off Texas ports of Corpus Christi, Freeport, Texas City, Houston and Galveston, as well as off Sabine Pass and Lake Charles, Louisiana. This is three more than the 22 ships that were “drifting” on August 28.
Follows a description of the stuck tankers’ cargo:
Additionally, here is a current status update of the various ports:
Corpus Christi:
- Flint Hills may restart as soon as Tuesday
- Valero, Citgo preparing for restart
- Top suppliers, according to EIA data compiled by Bloomberg:
- Venezuela 31%
- Saudi Arabia 18%
- Iraq 13%
Freeport:
Houston:
- Mexico 51%
- Saudi Arabia 15%
- Colombia 13%