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.
Most recently, Motiva Enterprises LLC on Mar. 25 shut several
units at its Port Arthur, Texas refinery due to a lightning storm
Wednesday. During the shutdown process, two of the units had small
fires, according to state environmental reports.
Total Petrochemicals U.S.A. also shut key units at its Port
Arthur, Texas refinery Mar. 24. The shutdowns were due to economic
factors, according to people familiar with the refinery.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) said March 24 that a fluid catalytic
cracking unit at its Corpus Christi, Texas refinery was shut,
perhaps for good.
ConocoPhillips (COP) shut the reformer at its Bayway refinery in
Linden, N.J. following a fire at the plant Mar. 21. The unit is
expected to start at the end of the week.
Valero said its Delaware City, Del. refinery would remain shut
for an additional month. The plant has been shut during work on the
coker unit. The refinery was originally slated to restart in early
April.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) on March 20 began 14 days of planned
maintenanace at a hydrocracker unit at is Benecia, Calif.,
refinery. The unit was originally slated to be shut in February,
but the work was delayed.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using
the code N/REF.
UNPLANNED
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
EAST COAST
Conoco Linden 238.0 Reformer shut due to fire Mar. 30
NJ on Mar. 21.
Hess Port 70.0 65,000-b/d FCCU back Mar. 18
Reading, NJ at normal rates on Mar.
20 after shutting down on
Mar. 18 due to a power
failure.
Sunoco Philadel- 335.0 10 workers hospitalized n/a
phia, PA Mar. 11 for evaluation after
vapor release at alkylation
unit.
Valero Delaware 210.0 30-day plant-wide shutdown Apr. 3
DE begins March 4 to better fac-
ilitate repairs at the coker
unit which has been shuttered
since Feb. 15. FCCU at reduced n/a
rates since mid-Dec. for eco-
mic reasons.
CARIBBEAN
GULF COAST
Delek US Tyler, TX 60.0 Refinery expected to be wholly May
on-line by May 2009, following
Nov. 20 fire at sat. gas unit
killed two workers and injured
others.
Total Port Arthur 232.0 Work to repair leak at Mar 25
unit 812 starts Mar. 11.
Unit not identified other
than by number.
Valero Corpus 340.0 Crude and Vacuum Unit shut Mar 18
Christi, TX restarted Mar. 18 following
one day of repairs to fix
a leak at an exchanger.
Valero Port Arthur 325.0 FCCU at reduced rates since n/a
mid-Dec. for economic rea-
sons.
MIDWEST
Valero Ardmore, OK 90.0 FCCU shut Mar. 11 is back Mar 19
at normal rates on Mar.
19.
WEST COAST
Conoco Wilmington, 105.0 Refinery ramping up to- Mar 12
CA wards normal operations
after Mar. 11 power failure.
Flint North Pole 210.0 One of three processing n/a
Hills 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.
Tesoro Martinez 166.0 Hyrdrocracker production Feb 27
CA slowed while work done on
valve. Co. expects rate to
return to normal at the end
of week of Feb. 23
Tesoro Kenai 72.0 Power outage, refinery to be Feb. 24
Alaska restarted by end of Feb. 24th
PLANNED
CANADA
North Newfound- 115.0 Plantwide shutdown will begin Early
Atlantic land first week of April for 21 May
days of planned maintenance.
Upgrade work at hydrotreater
will take an additional 14
days.
EAST COAST
Conoco Linden 238.0 145,000-b/d FCCU shut Feb. end-
NJ 18 for about 45 days of March
planned turnaround mainte-
nance.
Sunoco Philadelphia 330.0 Reformer unit shut in early n/a
PA Oct. for economic reasons.
Shutdown to last one to six
months.
Valero Delaware 210.0 Entire refinery shut Mar. 4 May 3
City, DE for 30 days maintenance
at coker unit.
82,000-b/d FCCU operating n/a
at reduced rate for eco-
nomic reasons, Co. said on
Dec. 16.
Valero Paulsboro 160.0 27,000-b/d coker unit to n/a
NJ shut in April for 35-days
of planned work, the Co.
said on Mar. 11.
GULF COAST
BP Texas City 437.0 Ultraformer in restart Mar. 23 Mar. 26
TX following maintenance.
Chevron Pascagoula 330.0 Pre-commercial heavy oil 2010
LA conversion project delayed
from 2008 to 2010 due to
economic factors.
Conoco Sweeny, TX 247.0 Several process units restart Mar.
on March 8 following about 18
6-weeks of planned maintenance.
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 expected to conclude in
4th-quarter, 2009.
Marathon Texas City 76.0 Platformer and UDEX shut for n/a
TX annual planned maintenance
and catalyst change on Feb. 4.
Total Port Arthur 232.0 Key process units shut due n/a
to poor economic conditions
on Mar. 24
Valero Corpus 340.0 West Plant Crude Unit No. 1 Mar 19
Christi, TX restarted Mar. 19. The unit
was shut in mid-Jan. for
turnaround maintenance.
20,000-b/d FCCU in East n/a
Plant shut; West Plant
50,000-b/d FCCU at reduced
rates since mid-Dec. for
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 Texas City, 245.0 All units back on-line. Mar.9
TX Refinery in sequential re-
start on March 1 following
40-days maintenance at crude
and coker units during which
the entire refinery was shut-
terred 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 110.0 A coker turnaround and expan- Mid-
KS sion project was delayed until Aug.
Mid-July, and subsequently
delayed until August.
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
delayed from 2009 to 2012,
the co. said on Feb. 3.
Sunoco Toledo, OH 160.0 FCCU turnaround lasting 6 weeks 4Q08
planned for 4q 2008 or 1Q 2009
Sunoco Tulsa, Okla. 85.0 Turnaround maintenance will n/a
take place in Feb., the Co.
said on Feb. 5.
Refinery could close by end
of 2009 if buyer not found.
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
Suncor Commerce City 90.0 32,000-b/d crude unit, n/a
CO 10,500-b/d reformer will
shut in March for planned
maintenance, the Co. said
on Jan. 26.
WEST COAST
Alon Paramount 55.0 Hydrocracker project post-
poned indefinitely, the Co.
said on Feb. 4
BP Carson, 260.0 Hydrotreating unit shut Mar 20
CA Mar. 20 for quick pump
repair. The unit is ex-
pected to restart later
on Mar 20.
30-days ofplanned mainte- Apr 6
nance starts March 7-8 at
20,000-b/d reformer.
Conoco Rodeo, CA 155.0 Faring reported on Mar. Apr 15
14 as a result of on-going
turnaround maintenance at the
hydrocracker and reformer.
Exxon Torrance, 155.0 Hydrogen plant to restart Mar 19
CA Mar. 19. The plant has been
shuttered for planned main-
tenance since 4th-quarter
2008.
Shell Anacortes 145.0 Units to shut for 60 days mid Apr
Wash. work beginning in late Feb.
Tesoro Wilmington 105.0 Reformer and coker unit shut Mar 30
Mar. 13 for 17-days of plan-
ned maintenance.
Valero Benecia 170.0 37,000-b/d hydrocracker shut Apr 3
Mar. 20 for undergo 14-days
of planned maintenance. The
work was originally planned for
Feb., but was delayed.