US Refinery Status: Power Trip Upsets Valero -2-
April 14 2009 - 9:01AM
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economic reasons.
Valero McKee, TX 170.0 Smaller of two crude units May/
at 60,000-b/d to shut in June
May for 14 days; 55,000-b/d
to shut in May for 21 days.
Valero Norco, LA 250.0 Upgrade project to build 2012
a new diesel hydrotreater
unit moved from 2010 to
4th-quarter 2012, the Co.
said on Jan. 27.
Valero Port Arthur 325.0 77,000-b/d FCCU at reduced n/a
TX rates since mid-Dec. for
economic reasons.
Valero Sunray, TX 170.0 55,000-b/d FCCU at reduced n/a
rates since mid-Dec. for
economic reasons.
Valero Three Rivers 95.0 24,000-b/d FCCU at reduced n/a
TX rates since mid-Dec. for
economic reasons.
MID-CONTINENT
BP Whiting, 410.0 Planned maintenane continues End
IN on Mar. 16 at the smaller of Mar
3 crude units. The work began
in early March and is expected Early
to conclude by the end of the Apr
month or by early April.
Conoco Billings, 61.0 On Mar. 5 the Co. delayed for Jan.
MT one year an expansion project 2010
which will increase capacity
to 71,000 bbls. Construction of
a new crude is now scheduled
to begin in January 2010.
Frontier El Dorado 130.0 Hydrotreater in restart and Mar.
KS expected to produce product by 28-29
Mar. 28-29, the Co. said.
A coker turnaround and expan- Mid-
sion project was delayed until Aug.
Mid-July, and subsequently
delayed until August.
Frontier Cheyenne 52.0 12,000-b/d FCCU at planned Mar
WY rates on Mar. 27 following two 27
weeks of planned maintenance.
The refinery is operating at re-
duced rates for economic reasons.
Marathon Robinson 204.0 Crude unit, two coker units n/a
shut Mar. 9 for planned main-
tenance; no restart timing
available.
Marathon Detroit 100.0 Project to upgrade refinery n/a
MI to process Canadian crude