The following table lists planned and unplanned production
outages at U.S. refineries as reported by Dow Jones Newswires. The
information is compiled from both official and unofficial refining
sources and doesn't purport to be a comprehensive list.
Citgo Petroleum Corp. said June 27 that its Lemont, Ill.,
refinery has resolved "support system disruptions" it experienced
during storms, with no production impact.
Alon USA Energy reported maintenance being done at its Big
Springs, Texas, refinery Thursday in a filing with state
regulators. The company reported that it is taking steps to repair
a firebox leak and reported emissions from the fluid catalytic
cracking unit's boiler.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) reported unplanned flaring at its
Wilmington, Calif., refinery June 26 due to an issue with the
third-party hydrogen plant that supplies the refinery. No material
impact to production is expected.
Chevron Corp. (CVX) started up a cogeneration unit at its
Richmond, Calif., refinery June 24. A Chevron official said in the
filing that there was no emissions impact from the startup.
Tesoro Corp. (TSO) said June 25 that its Martinez, Calif.,
refinery is operating normally. The company reported a major unit
startup at the facility June 23.
Chevron Corp. (CVX) reported that its Richmond, Calif., refinery
experienced at least 10 minutes of flaring June 21 caused by
swapping hydrogen compressors.
The reconfigured CDU at BP PLC's (BP, BR.LN) Whiting, Ind.,
refinery is in the process of restarting, a person familiar with
the refinery's operation said June 24.
Phillips 66 (PSX) said June 24 that it was restarting its Arroyo
Grande, Calif., facility after it was temporarily shut down June 23
due to a regional power outage. The restart may take several days,
the company said.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) reported a flaring event at its Joliet,
Ill., refinery June 22 due to an electric failure on two G40
pumps.
Flint Hills Resources reported that its Rosemount, Minn.,
refinery lost power during a storm June 21.
Tesoro Corp. (TSO) reported that its Martinez, Calif., refinery
experienced a brief power outage June 19. The company said June 21
that operations at the plant were normal.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) shut down the crude-distillation unit at
its refinery in Torrance, Calif., for unplanned maintenance, the
company said June 20. The company didn't say how long maintenance
was expected to last.
Motiva Enterprises LLC shut down a production unit at its
refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, on June 14 after discovering a
possible leak, according to a government filing.
Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. (COS.T, COSWF) said June 10 that
Syncrude Canada Ltd. advanced 50 days of planned turnaround
maintenance on Coker 8-1 at the northern Alberta oil-sands project.
The turnaround was scheduled to occur in the second half of 2013
but was advanced because of reduced throughput.
Several units at Marathon Petroleum Corp.'s (MPC) 80,000
barrel-a-day refinery in Texas City, Texas, remained off line June
10 following a leak at the refinery's FCCU, the company said.
Flint Hills Resources on June 7 said a coker unit wet-gas
compressor at its Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery's west plant was
restarted after tripping offline, according to a report to
environmental regulators. Flaring occurred for about 26 minutes,
and the coker unit was brought down "to a safe state." It wasn't
clear whether the coker unit had been returned to normal
operations.
Alon USA Energy, Inc. (ALJ) on June 7 said a reformer unit at
its refinery in Krotz Springs, La., was restarted after shutting
down for unplanned repairs late in April.
Phillips 66 (PSX) on June 6 said planned work is currently under
way at its Wood River Refinery in Roxana, Ill. The company didn't
elaborate on the scope of the maintenance, when it began or how
long it would continue.
Motiva Enterprises LLC on June 6 said planned maintenance on a
delayed coker unit's gas-recovery system at its Port Arthur, Texas,
refinery under way since June 3 resulted in flaring. A filing to
environmental regulators made available on June 5 didn't specify
whether the work was planned or unplanned. It did say operations
were slowed to stabilize the unit and minimize flaring. The current
status of operations isn't clear.
CVR Refining LP said unplanned sulfur-recovery unit maintenance
on June 5 at its Wynnewood, Okla., refinery resulted in flaring an
emission of hydrogen sulfide, according to a filing to the U.S.
National Response Center. The report didn't specify whether the
work was impacting production at the 70,000 barrel-a-day
refinery.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using
the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
CARIBBEAN
EAST COAST
GULF COAST
Alon Krotz 74.0 Reformer unit restarted on June 6
USA Springs, LA June 6 following unplanned
shutdown late in April.
Big TX 67.0 Reported work on firebox leak
Springs June 27.
Flint Corpus 300.0 Coker unit wet gas compressor June 7
Hills Christi, TX restarted after a brief shut-
down on June 7. The coker unit
rate was reduced and it wasn't
clear if it had been returned
to normal rate - TCEQ filing.
Marathon Texas City 88.0 Total shutdown of refinery on
TX June 7 when a leak developed
on the FCCU. No injuries and no
restart estimate provided in
TCEQ filing.
Phillips Sweeny, 247.0 Unit 35, an aromatics unit, shut
66 TX on May 29 due to a furnace pro-
blem.
MIDWEST
CVR Wynnewood, 77.0 Unplanned SRU maintenance on
Refining OK June 5 results in emission of
hydrogen sulfide and flaring.
Impact to production not known.
Citgo Lemont, IL 167 Said June 27 that refinery is
running normally after storm
disruptions.
Exxon Joliet, IL 238.6 Flaring reported June 22 due to
electric failure on two pumps.
Flint Rosemount, MN 277.2 Company said refinery lost power
Hills during a storm June 21.
Phillips Roxana, 328.0 Process leak at hydrocracker unit
66 IL reported to state regulators on
May 28. Status of operations un-
clear.
Sinclair Casper, 75.0 Plantwide restart on June 6 June 6
WY following a power outage the
day before.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Exxon Torrance, 150.0 Refinery normalizing operations
Mobil CA on May 30 after a power interrup-
tion the same day. (The plant is
under going planned maintenance.)
Phillips Arroyo Grande, 120 Santa Maria plant in Arroyo Grande
66 CA lost power June 23. Was being restarted
June 24.
Tesoso Martinez, 166.0 Plant experienced brief power outage
Corp. CA June 19. Company said operations had
returned to normal.
Valero Wilmngton 78.0 Reported emissions June 26 caused by
CA third party hydrogen plant supplier.
PLANNED
CANADA
Husky Saskatchewan Major turnaround to take place Spring
Energy in spring of 2013. Plant-wide 2013
shutdown is planned for in-
spection and equipment repairs.
Valero Quebec 100.0 Refinery begins restart on June June 3
Energy 3 following nine weeks of plant-
wide turnaround maintenance, the
company said. It will be another
several days for the refinery to
reach planned rates.
CARIBBEAN
Valero Aruba Refinery will be converted to a
terminal while the company con-
tinues to seek a buyer.
EAST COAST
PBF Delaware 182.2 Work will be done on fluid coker 4Q
Energy City, DE during the 4Q 2013. 2013
Paulsboro, 160.0 Crude unit maintenance in 4Q 4Q
NJ 2013. 2013
GULF COAST
Motiva Norco, LA 233.5 Planed work under way at manu-
facturing complex, company said
on May 22. Units not specified.
Motiva Port Arthur, 600.0 Planned work at DCU1 gas re-
TX covery system, under way since
June 3 resulted in flaring.
Valero Sunray, 170.0 Maintenance on soot blowers under
Energy TX way, the company said on May 24.
No material effect on production
anticipated.
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, IN 336.0 Largest of three CDUs shut for Mid-2013
replacement, the company said
on Oct. 31 as part of major
expansion project. CDU was in
restart mode as of June 24.
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Citgo Lemont, IL 167.0 Compressor back in service on May
29 after completion of repairs
under way since May 20.
Exxon Joliet, IL 250.0 Planned maintenance completed June 9.
All operating units were involved in
the work that started April 17.
Husky Lima, OH 160.0 45 days of major turnaround
scheduled in 2014; 70% of units
involved. Remaining 30% will
undergo major turnaround in 2015,
the company said Feb. 9.
Northern St.Paul Pk 84.5 FCCU maintenance is planned in October
Tier MN October for most of the month.
Phillips Roxana 328.0 Planned work under way, the company
66 IL said on June 6. No details provided.
ROCKIES
CHS Inc. Laurel, MT 55.0 Refinery undergoing major turnaround
maintenance since earlier this spring.
Completion date not known.
WEST COAST
Alon Bakersfield 94.0 Company purchasing asphalt to
Calif. Long Beach supply 2013 asphalt season. Re-
Complex Paramount fining complex operations still
CA suspended. Seeking permit to build
rail line to supply midcontinent
crude, the company said on March 8.
Chevron Richmond, 245 Flaring June 21 after hydrogen
Corp. CA compressors swapped.
Reported cogeneration unit startup
June 24.
Exxon Torrance, 155.0 Several unspecified process units
CA will be down for planned work for
several weeks, the company said on
May 2.
Tesoro Martinez, 166.0 Reported major unit restart June 23.
Corp. CA Unit not specified. Operating normally
June 25.
Valero Wilmington 78.0 Planned work on propane storage tank
no production impact expected,
reported June 23.
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