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, Tesoro Corp. (TSO) on March 28-29 restarted a coker unit and a reformer unit at its Wilmington, Calif., refinery following two weeks of scheduled maintenance. The units are expected to be at normal operating rates by some time the following week.

The FCCU at Frontier Oil Corp.'s (FTO) Cheyenne, Wyoming, refinery is back at planned rates on March 27, following two weeks of scheduled maintenance; the refinery is operating at reduced rates due to economic factors.

Frontier Oil's El Dorado, Kansas, hydrotreater unit is expected to produce products by March 28-29 following its restart earlier this week, the Co. said on March 27. The El Dorado refinery is also operating at reduced rates.

And ConocoPhillips (COP) on March 27 began work at FCCU No. 29 at its Borger, Texas, refinery. The unit wasn't shut for the repairs, but may be taken off-line if necessary.

Motiva Enterprises LLC on March 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 March 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 March 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 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  Boiler system inspection and     May 3 
            City, DE            repair extends refinery down- 
                                time by one mo. to early May. 
                                Entire refinery shut Mar. 4 
                               for 30 days maintenance 
                                at coker unit which has been 
                                shuttered since Feb. 15. 
                                FCCU at reduced rates since      n/a 
                                mid-Dec. for economic reasons. 
 
CARIBBEAN 
 
 
GULF COAST 
 
Conoco      Borger, TX   152.0  Work will begin Mar. 27 to       Apr 
                                repair an air blower while       10 
                                FCCU No. 29 remains opera- 
                                tional. The unit may be shut 
                                if necessary. 
 
 
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 
 
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  82,000-b/d FCCU operating        n/a 
            DE                  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.      Mar. 26 
            TX                  23 following maintenance. 
 
Chevron     Pascagoula   330.0  Pre-commercial heavy oil         2010 
            LA                  conversion project delayed 
                                from 2008 to 2010 due to 
                                economic factors. 
 
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      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 
                                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- 
            CA                  poned indefinitely, the Co. 
                                said on Feb. 4 
 
Tesoro      Wilmington   105.0  Reformer and Coker units         week 
            CA                  in restart Mar. 28-29 and        of 
                                back at normal rates some        Mar. 
                                time during the next week,       30 
                                Co. said. The units were shut 
                                Mar. 13 for scheduled work.