Westlake Chemical Partners Continues Recovery Efforts at OpCo Plant, Louisiana
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Westlake Chemical Partners issued a statement updating the impact of Hurricane Laura, which made landfall near plants in the Lake Charles, Louisiana area owned by Westlake Chemical OpCo, in which the Partnership owns a 22.8 percent interest.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, the partnership’s primary concern is for the safety of OpCo’s employees and the integrity of its operations in the greater Lake Charles area. They are working to assist OpCo’s employees and their families, many of whom have suffered damage to their homes and are without power.
Recovery efforts at OpCo’s plants in the Lake Charles area are underway for the safe and reliable return to operations. Restoration of electricity and other utilities remain critical to these efforts. The local utility, Entergy Louisiana, has reported extensive damage to the electricity transmission system in the Lake Charles area and that restoration of service will take a number of weeks.
Given Entergy’s latest guidance on the restoration of power to the Lake Charles area, barring other unforeseen circumstances, they currently expect production at some of OpCo’s units to restart by the end of September and full production to resume in early October.
About Westlake Chemical Partners
Westlake Chemical Partners is a limited partnership formed by Westlake Chemical Corporation to operate, acquire and develop ethylene production facilities and other qualified assets. Headquartered in Houston, the Partnership owns a 22.8 percent interest in Westlake Chemical OpCo LP. Westlake Chemical OpCo LP’s assets include three facilities in Calvert City, Kentucky, and Lake Charles, Louisiana which process ethane and propane into ethylene, and an ethylene pipeline.
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