Texas fuel makers are racing to restore operations knocked out by mid-February's winter storm, but they're also casting a wary eye on market improvements and may be reluctant to come back at full throttle. Texas fuel makers are racing to restore operations knocked out by mid-February’s brutal winter storm, but they’re also casting a wary eye on improvements in the market and may be reluctant to come back at full throttle. Refiners are gun-shy after 12 months of losing money in a market that was hit hard by Covid-19, prompting several plants to close or slash production. So, even as the market beckons with fatter profit margins, tighter inventories and signs of rising demand, they are weighing the risk of being stuck with a glut of fuel supplies again.