DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
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.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) reported in a filing made public Dec. 22
that a "minor operational issue" at its Baytown, Texas, refinery
caused flaring but had minimal impact on production. A spokesman
said the refinery would meet all its commitments.
Motiva Enterprises LLC will take a few more days to restart its
expanded refinery segment in Port Arthur, Texas, a person familiar
with the refinery said Dec. 22. The person had said Dec. 18 that
Motiva would take a crude distillation unit offline until Dec. 22
at the facility to continue the repairs that had been ongoing for
the past six months.
BP PLC (BP) said in a Dec. 19 filing with the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality that it will perform routine maintenance
on the fluid catalytic cracking unit No. 1 at its refinery in Texas
City, Texas.
CVR Energy Inc. (CVI) said a maintenance shutdown Dec. 17 at its
refinery in Wynnewood, Okla., caused hydrogen sulfide to be sent to
a flare for burning, according to a government filing made public
Dec. 18.
Total SA (TOT, FP.FR) said Dec. 17 the sulfur-recovery unit
malfunctioned at its 232,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Port Arthur,
Texas, according to a government filing.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) said Dec. 15 a leak in an
unspecified piece of equipment at its refinery in Garyville, La.,
caused the unit to be shut down, according to a government
filing.
Phillips 66 (PSX) reported flaring caused by the loss of a
wet-gas compressor at its Wood River refinery Dec. 12 in a filing
with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. The refinery, in
Roxana, Ill., has a capacity of 328,000 barrels a day.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) reported a mechanical problem at its
Wilmington, Calif., refinery resulted in flaring Dec. 9 but said
production wasn't affected.
Valero Energy Corp. reported an upset at its Port Arthur, Texas,
refinery Dec. 9 but said there was no material impact to
production.
A Phillips 66 spokesman said Dec. 10 that recent planned
maintenance at the 146,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Borger, Texas,
had been completed. The company said Dec. 7 it was shutting down
its Unit 29 fluid catalytic cracking unit at the refinery. Phillips
66 had said it would conduct work on Unit 29 after finishing
working on FCCU No. 40, which is now believed to be back
online.
Alon USA Energy Inc. (ALJ) reported an upset in the fluid
catalytic cracker of its Big Spring, Texas, refinery Dec. 9,
according to a report filed with state regulators.
Phillips 66 reported in government filings that a compressor
seal failed on a cracker unit at its Wood River refinery in Roxana,
Ill., on Dec. 8, leading to the release of hydrogen sulfide. A
company spokesman declined to comment.
Valero Energy Corp. reported flaring associated with starting up
the hydrocracker at its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery Dec. 7. A
company spokesman said the unit will be operational by the end of
the month.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) reported in a government filing Dec. 8
that an overpressuring incident at its Baton Rouge refinery
resulted in flaring there. The refinery has a capacity of 502,500
barrels a day.
BP PLC was planning maintenance at its 235,000-barrel-a-day
refinery in Carson, Calif., a person familiar with the refinery
said Dec. 7. The work on unspecified units would result in four
days of flaring starting Dec. 9.
Phillips 66 said Dec. 7 that it was shutting down its Unit 29
fluid catalytic cracking unit at its 146,000-barrel-a-day refinery
in Borger, Texas. Phillips 66 said it would conduct work on Unit 29
after finishing work on FCCU No. 40, which is now believed to be
back online.
CVR Energy Inc. reported emissions Dec. 7 stemming from
continuing maintenance at its refineries in Coffeyville, Kan., and
Wynnewood, Okla., according to a filing with the National Response
Center.
Tesoro Corp. (TSO) on Dec. 6 restarted an unspecified unit at
its 144,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Martinez, Calif., according to
a filing with state regulators.
Citgo Petroleum Corp. reported an upset at an unspecified unit
Dec. 2 at its 167,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Lemont, Ill.,
according to a government filing.
Hess Corp. (HES) on Nov. 29 said the process of restarting its
70,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Port Reading, N.J., is under way,
and production is expected to resume by the end of the week. A
power dip Nov. 27 caused the plant-wide shutdown but didn't damage
any process units.
Shell Oil Company (RDSA) on Nov. 26 said a release of hydrogen
sulfide Nov. 24 at its oil refinery in Martinez, Calif.,
necessitated reducing feed to an unspecified unit to diminish the
emission. A report to the California Emergency Management Agency
said a venting-pressure relief valve had caused the release. The
company wouldn't identify the unit or comment on the status of
operations.
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
Hess Port Reading 70.0 Refinery in restart mode Nov.
Corp. 29 and expected to resume produc-
tion by the end of the week fol-
lowing the Nov. 27 power dip
that shut all process units, the
company said.
Phillips Linden, NJ 238.0 Normal operations resumed Nov. 27,
66 full rates seen by next
week following Oct. 29 shutdown
ahead of Hurricane Sandy.
GULF COAST
Alon Big Spring, 67.0 Problem with blower in FCCU Dec. 9
TX caused flaring.
BP Texas City 450.0 FCCU No. 1 restarted Nov. Nov. 23
23 after shutting down unplan-
ned the week before - filing.
Exxon Baytown, TX 560.5 Flaring after a minor operational issue
reported Dec. 22, but company said there was
minimal production impact.
MIDWEST
Citgo Lemont, IL 167.0 Unspecified unit restarted
Nov. 23, a filing said. No
other details provided.
NCRA McPherson, 85.0 Emissions reported Nov. 23
KS from a boiler house, a filing
said. Impact to production unclear.
Phillips Roxana, 328.0 Company reported down wet-gas compressor
66 IL led to flaring Dec. 12.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
BP Carson, CA 266.0 Flaring planned for the three days
after Dec. 9, according to filing.
Chevron Richmond, 230.0 Richmond City Council on Nov. 20 1Q 2013
CA asked Chevron to delay repairs
to CDU No. 4 until the investi-
gation into the cause of the Aug.
6 fire is complete. Refinery
at reduced rates since then. No
other units were affected by the
fire. CDU No. 4 restart on target
for 1Q 2013.
Shell Martinez, 165.0 Feed rate reduced for unspecified
CA unit Nov. 24 due to emission
of hydrogen sulfide. Company wouldn't
comment on the status of operations.
Valero Wilmington, 78.0 Flaring at refinery Dec. 9 due to
CA unspecified mechanical problem. No production
impact.
PLANNED
CANADA
Husky Saskatchewan Major turnaround to take place Spring
Refinery in spring of 2013. Plant-wide 2013
shutdown is planned for inspection
and equipment repairs.
CARIBBEAN
Valero Aruba Refinery will be converted to a
terminal while the company con-
tinues to seek a buyer, the company
said Sept. 4.
EAST COAST
Sunoco Marcus Hook 190.0 Plant shuttered in December 2011 due
to poor refining economics will
be reopened to process Marcellus
shale, the company said Nov. 8.
GULF COAST
Exxon Chalmette, 192.5 Planned turnaround work at un- Nov. 26
LA specified unit or units under
way since Oct. 26 had been com-
pleted, the company said Nov. 26.
Phillips Borger, TX 146.0 FCCU 40 shut Sept. 24 for what Nov. 26
66 expected to be just over one
month of maintenance restarted
Nov. 26 - TCEQ Filing.
FCCU No. 29 was scheduled to
shut Oct. 21 for month of planned
work, a TCEQ filing said. The company
Oct. 31 said normal operations
were expected to resume in November.
Valero Corpus Christi 200.0 FCC will be shut for six weeks of Feb/Mar
turnaround maintenance starting 2013
in January, the company said
Subscribe to WSJ: http://online.wsj.com?mod=djnwires
Oct. 30.
Valero Sunray TX 170.0 Four weeks of work on the crude March 2013
McKee unit to begin in March,
the company said Oct. 30.
Valero Norco, LA 185.0 Hydrocracker project will 2013
finish in first quarter of 2013
and commence operating in the
second quarter, company said
Oct. 10.
Upgrade project to build 2012
a new diesel hydrotreater
unit moved from 2010 to
4Q 2012.
Valero Port Arthur 325.0 Hydrocracker project will pro- Late
TX ceed and be completed in late 2012
2012. Unit startup is under way Dec.
7.
Valero Texas City, 225.0 FCCU maintenance for 8 weeks March
TX will begin in January 2013, 2013
company said Oct. 30.
Western El Paso, TX 122 Company will perform turnaround
Refining on north side of refinery
starting in February.
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, IN 336.0 Largest of 3 CDUs will soon shut 2nd Half
for replacement, the company said 2013
Oct. 31, as part of major expan-
sion project. Completion on track
for second half of 2013.
CVR Wynnewood, 70.0 Turnaround completed, the company
Energy OK said Nov. 27. The work got
under way Sept. 27 and was inter-
rupted by Sept. 29 boiler explosion.
No other units were impacted by
the blast.
CVR Coffeyville, 115.7 Planned maintenance under way as
Energy KS of Dec. 2. Scope and length of
maintenance unknown.
Holly Tulsa, OK 125.0 The entire refinery will be shut Late
Frontier while West Plant section under- 2012
goes major turnaround maintenance
in late 2012, the company said
Aug. 5, 2011.
Holly El Dorado, 139.0 Coker unit undergoing maintenance
Frontier KS until further notice, traders said
Sept. 14. No significant impact
to production is expected.
Husky Lima, OH 160.0 15-day maintenance planned at 4Q
diesel hydrotreater; 29 days at 2012
aromatics unit, set for 4Q 2012,
the company said Feb. 9.
New 20,000-b/d kerosene hydro- 1stH
treater will start up in first 2013
half 2013, to company said
Feb. 9.
45 days of major turnaround
scheduled in 2014; 70% of units
involved. Remaining 30% will under
go major turnaround in 2015, the
company said Feb. 9.
Phillips 66 Roxana, 328 Hydrogen Sulfide flaring Dec. 8 due
Ill. to seal failure in cracker unit.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Phillips Wilmington, 139.0 Planned maintenance under way
66 CA since Nov. 1 completed, the company
said Nov. 26. The unit or
units involved in the work
weren't specified. Flaring may
be visible until Dec. 4.
Tesoro Wilmington, 97.0 New vacuum distillation tower
CA project completed and fully
operational, the company said
Nov. 27.
Subscribe to WSJ: http://online.wsj.com?mod=djnwires