East Texas refineries production unchanged as storm nears, sources say

Both the Exxon Beaumont refinery and the TotalEnergies Port Arthur refinery told contractors to stay home on Tuesday or sent them home Tuesday morning while keeping the full complement of employees on hand, the sources said.

(Reporting by Erwin Seba)

HOUSTON, Sept. 1 (Reuters) - Motiva, Exxon Mobil and TotalEnergies are maintaining planned production at their East Texas refineries as Tropical Storm Edouard nears landfall later on Tuesday close to those three U.S. Gulf Coast plants, said people familiar with operations at the refineries.