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.
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.