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Q4 2025 Refinery Outages: 12 Critical Impacts & Logistics Pressures That Squeeze Gulf Coast & Midwest Fuel Logistics

Q4 2025 refinery outages drove Gulf Coast and Midwest supply shifts; EIA weekly utilization fell as pipelines flexed and tanker dynamics adjusted. Gulf Coast refinery maintenance and Midwest fuel logistics disruptions in Q4 2025 – including EIA weekly utilization dips, Colonial Pipeline schedule hiccups, short-haul tanker demand shifts, and rack supply alerts – pose challenges for fuel dispatchers and market analysts.

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Refinery Closings Increasing

Permanent refining capacity closures expected for 2020-2021 have risen to about 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd) as the COVID-19 pandemic hammers demand for oil products, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). About a…

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