The following table lists unplanned and planned 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.
A Sunday night explosion caused a fire that was still burning
Monday morning Sunoco Inc.'s (SUN) Marcus Hook, Pa., oil refinery.
The company company ramped up production at its two other
refineries to cover the production loss.
BP PLC (BP), is resuming output from the No. 1 ultraformer unit
at its Texas City, Texas, the company said Monday in an emissions
filing to environmental regulators. The restart is expected to be
completed over three days and will end 7 a.m. local time
Thursday.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) said May 14 that its Deer Park,
Texas, refinery will return to normal processing rates over the
weekend following a power outage on Monday.
The hydrocracker and olefins units are continuing to startup
Thursday, Shell spokeswoman Emily Oberton said in a statement.
The crude, catalytic cracker, coker and hydrotreater are
operating at planned rates, Oberton said.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) said May 14 its Baton Rouge, La.,
refinery has returned to normal operations following a partial
unplanned shutdown last week. The company also said it shut down
hydrocracker unit at its Baytown, Texas refinery this week.
Total SA (TOT) reduced rates to a gasoline making unit for the
second day in a row May 12 after a snag at the Port Arthur, Texas,
refinery, according to a filing with state environmental
regulators.
ConocoPhillips (COP) sulfur recover unit at its Borger, Texas
refinery will be undergoing scheduled maintenance beginning May 13,
the company said in a filing with the state environmental
agency.
Sinclair Oil Corp. continues to clean up a weekend spill of
65,000 barrels of oil product at its refinery in Sinclair, Wyoming,
the company said May 12 afternoon.
The company described the product as "gasoline grade material,"
and declined to give more specifics.
Maintenance has concluded at Harvest Energy Trust's North
Atlantic refinery in Newfoundland, and the plant is expected to
return to service within a week to 10 days, company spokesman Jason
Crumley said May 12.
The Citgo Corpus Christi, Texas refinery crude and vacuum unit
was shut down early May 12 for a turnaround, according to a report
filed with environmental regulators.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) said May 11 morning that the
18,000-barrel-a-day hydrocracker at its Delaware City, Del.,
refinery is restarting.
Over the weekend, Tesoro (TSO) began 39 days of turnaround
maintenance hydrocracker and reformer at its Golden Eagle refinery
in Martinez, Calif. A turnaround of similar length will occur in
the fourth quarter at its Wilmington, Calif., refinery, the company
said on May 7.
Shell Oil Corp.'s (RDSB) Anancortes, Washington, refinery was at
planned rates and has lifted the force majeure on crude oil
receipts to the refinery in place since April 23 following a
plant-wide shutdown owing to a power failure.
Shell will perform turnaround maintenance at a crude unit and
coker unit at its Martinez, Calif., refinery from July 10 to Aug.
15, refiners and traders doing business with Shell said on May
6.
Western Refining (WNR) will shut its El Paso, Texas, refinery
for 10 days in June, the company said on May 6.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using
the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
Irving Saint John 300.0 Unplaned work at FCCU con- May 12
New Brunswick cluded; unit will soon
return to normal rates, the
co. said on May 12. The unit
was taken out of service on
May 6.
EAST COAST
Sunoco Marcus 178.0 Fire breaks out May1 18, co.
Hook, Pa ramps up two other East
Coast refineries
Valero Delaware 210.0 Crude Unit restarted May 5. May 5
City, DE FCCU restarted the Co. said on Apr 28
May 4. Other units will be re-
started over the next few days.
The entire refinery was shuttered
on Mar. 4 for economic reasons
following extended maintenance
at the coker unit, which was
taken out of service on Feb.
15.
CARIBBEAN
GULF COAST
Alon Big Spring 67.0 Brief power snag on n/a
TX May 7 causes emissions
at a sulfur recovery
unit, FCCU and crude
flare.
BP Texas City 467.7 Hit snag with ultraformer
Tx on May 8. Hit snag with
ultracracker May 10
COP Sweeny 247.0 Restarted Process Unit
May 9
Delek US Tyler, TX 60.0 A 2nd attempt to restart May 7
the FCCU will be made on
May 7.
Refinery will restart May May 5
5 following fatal Nov. 20
fire at sat. gas unit.
Exxon Baton Rouge 503.0 FCCU is back to normal n/a
Mobil LA after May 8 leak in an expansion
joint sends 9 workers to
area hospitals for eval.
Exxon Baytown 567.0 Hydrocracker shut down wk n/a
week of May 11. No word
on return
Shell Deer Park 329.8 Power outage impacts production May 16-17
Tx May 10, expected to return to
normal over weekend.
Total Port Arthur 232.0 Unit 837 was shut on May 7 May 21
TX for two weeks of maintenance.
Restarted 813.
The units were only identified
by number.
Reduced rates at FFCU twice
during week of May 11
Valero Port Arthur 325.0 FCCU at reduced rates since n/a
TX mid-Dec. for economic rea-
sons.
MIDWEST
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Sinclair Sinclair, 66.0 Refinery ops at 50% n/a
WY after March fire.
Plant has large oil
product spill May 10
WEST COAST
Alon Paramount, 53.0 Naphtha hydrotreater Early
CA shut April 23 due to an July
explosion will take 10
weeks to restart, the
co. said on May 7. The
refinery has been at re-
duced rates since Apr. 23.
Flint North Pole 210.0 One of three processing n/a
Hills AK units has been shut due
to low jet fuel demand,
the co. confirmed on Mar.
19.
PetroStar Valdez, AK 48.0 Refinery shut due to Dec. n/a
28 fire.
Shell Anacortes 145.0 Refinery at normal operating May 5
rates on May 5. Force majeure
on crude oil receipts lifted
following plantwide shutdown
due to Apr. 23 power failure,
Co. said on May 8.
PLANNED
CANADA
North Newfound- 115.0 Plantwide shutdown will begin Mid-
Atlantic land first week of April for 21 May
days of planned maintenance.
Upgrade work at hydrotreater
will take an additional 14
days. The co. said May 12 that
work finished and plant
should return to service in 10 days.
EAST COAST
Sunoco Philadelphia 340.0 Point Breeze crude unit and n/a
PA FCCU shut April 20 due to
market conditions. Units will
be restarted as soon as it
makes sense to do so, the Co.
said on Apr. 23
Reformer unit shut in Girard n/a
Point section in early Oct.
for economic reasons. Shutdown
to last one to six months.
Valero Delaware 210.0 80,000-b/d FCCU operating n/a
DE at reduced rate for eco-
nomic reasons, Co. said on
Dec. 16.
FCCU will be shut in Sept. Sep
for 42-days maintenance, the
Co. said on Apr. 28.
Hydrocracker restarted May 10.
Valero Paulsboro 160.0 27,000-b/d coker unit to May
NJ shut in April for 35-days
of planned work, the Co.
said on Mar. 11.
GULF COAST
Chevron Pascagoula 330.0 Pre-commercial heavy oil 2010
Miss. conversion project delayed
from 2008 to 2010 due to
economic factors.
Citgo Corpus 156.0 Crude/Vacuum Unit shut May 11 n/a
Tx
Conoco Borger, TX 152.0 20-days of maintenace starts May
May 1 at several process 21
units, including a gas oil
hydro-desulphurisation unit,
a SCOT unit, a refomer and
units 42, 43 and 45.
Work begins in sulfur recover
unit May 13.
Flint Corpus 288.1 $250 mil. project for new Spr
Hills Christi, TX diesel desulfurization, 2010
sulfur recovery unit to begin
in Fall 2008. Construction
to last 18 months.
Marathon Garyville 245.0 Project to increase crude oil 4Q
LA refining capacity by 180,000- 2009
b/d 85% complete, the Co. said
on Apr. 30. New units expected
start up in 4th-quarter, 2009.
Motiva Port Arthur 285.0 Expansion project to increase 1st-Q
TX throughput capacity by 325,000 2012
b/d, to 610,000-b/d, slowed.
Completion now seen in 1st-
quarter 2012, from 2010.
Total Port Arthur 232.0 Refinery in restart mode; 18 Apr 22
TX units will be sequentially
restarted starting at about
5:00 a.m. CDT on Apr. 22.
The process is expected to
conclude on Apr. 28. The units
shut due to poor economic con-
ditions on Mar. 24
Valero Corpus 340.0 20,000-b/d FCCU in East n/a
Christi, TX Plant shut; West Plant
50,000-b/d FCCU at reduced
rates since mid-Dec. for
economic reasons.
Valero McKee, TX 170.0 21-days of planned mainte- May
nanace starts May 1 at small- 22
er of two crude units, the
60,000-b/d FCCU and alky-
lation unit.
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. Mainte-
is planned at a hydrotreater
unit, the company said on
April 17; no details were
given.
Valero Norco, LA Turnaround at coker unit 1/Q
delayed until the first 2010
quarter of 2010 from fourth
quarter 2009, the Co. said
on Apr. 28.
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.
Plant-wide 24-day turnaround Sep
to begin in Sept., the Co.
said on Apr. 28.
Western El Paso, TX 122.0 Plant-wide turnaround mainte- June
nance will begin in June for
10 days, the Co. said on May
6.
WRB Borger, TX 152.0 Month-long maintenance starts May 27
April 27 at FCCU No. 40 and
Sulfur Recovery Unit No. 34,
according to a TCEQ filing.
MID-WEST
Frontier El Dorado 130.0 A coker turnaround and expan- Mid-
KS sion project was delayed until Aug.
Mid-July, and subsequently
delayed until August.
Valero Memphis, TN 195.0 FCCU upgrade originally slated 2012
for completion in 2009 has been
shifted to 2012, the Co. said
on Jan. 27.
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
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 unit is now scheduled
to begin in January 2010.
Co. said April 14 that planed
work was ongoing at the refinery.
Co. did not give more specifics.
Exxon Billings 60.0 Planned maintenance at several Apr 24
MT process units, including the
FCCU, concluded last week. Work
started in early Apr, the Co. on
Apr 27.
Frontier Cheyenne 52.0 The refinery is operating at n/a
WY reduced rates for economic
reasons.
WEST COAST
Alon Paramount 55.0 Hydrocracker project post-
CA poned indefinitely, the Co.
said on Feb. 4
BP Ferndale 225.0 Hyrdrocracker and reformer May 24
WA down for maintenance on Apr.
15.
Conoco Rodeo, CA 153.5 Work continues at hydro- n/a
cracker and reformer units.
45 days of planned work was
expected to conclude by Apr.
15. No restart estimate.
Shell Martinez 155.0 Crude Unit and Coker Unit Aug 15
CA to shut for planned main-
tenance on July 10; re-
start seen Aug. 15.
Tesoro Kenai, AK 72.0 Refinery to restart first Early
week of May after 30-days May
of planned maintenance,
the Co. said on Apr 27.
Tesoro Golden Eagle 166.0 Hydrocracker/reformer Late
Martinez, CA shut for planned mainte- June
nance May 9-10. Units to
return to service by late
June. Co. previously said
the work would take 39 days.
Tesoro Wilmington, 97.0 39-days of turnaround main-
CA tenance is planned for
fourth-quarter 2009.