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.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) said on May 4 that the key
gasoline-making unit at its Delaware refinery was back on-line
following an extended outage, and that other units will be
restarted over the next few days. The refinery was shut on March 4
for economic reasons while work continued, since Feb. 15, at the
plant's coker unit.
Delek US (DK) on May 5 will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to
commemorate the restart of it's 60,000-barrels-a-day Tyler, Texas,
refinery, the Co. said on April 30. The plant was shut following a
fatal fire on Nov. 20, 2008.
ConocoPhillips (COP) on May 1 began about 20-days of maintenance
at a gas oil hydro-desulphurisation unit, a SCOT unit, a reformer,
and units 42, 43 and 45 at its Borger, Texas, refinery.
Valero Energy Corp. on May 1 began 21-days of planned maintenace
at the No. 1 crude unit, the FCCU and an alkylation unit at its
McKee, Texas, refinery.
Shell Oil Corp. (RDSB, RDSN) on April 30 said it's Anacortes,
Wash., refinery will be restarted early next week or sooner. The
Co. declared force majeure on crude oil receipts to refinery on
April 23 following a plant-wide shutdown owing to a power
failure.
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) on April 30 said its Garyville, La.,
refinery expansion project is 85% complete and on track to start up
in fourth quarter 2009. The start of the new units will increase
the refinery's capacity by 180,000-b/d to 425,000-b/d.
ExxonMobil (XOM) shut a CO boiler at a key gasoline-making FCCU
at its Beaumont, Texas, refinery on April 30 for maintenance and
plans to restart it on May 1.
Marathon on April 28 completed repairs at a 24-inch crude oil
delivery pipeline supplying its Catlettsburg, Kentucky, refinery
and began returning the plant to normal operations.
ExxonMobil shut a CO Boiler at key gasoline-making FCCU No. 3 at
its Baytown, Texas, refinery on April 28 for maintenance and plans
to restart it on May 1. The work is not expected to impact
supplies, the company said.
Valero Corp. on April 28 said fourth quarter 2009 turnaround
maintenance at its Norco, La., refinery coker unit would be delayed
from fourth quarter 2009 until first quarter 2010.
Valero Corp. on April 28 said turnaround plans had been set for
its Three Rivers, Texas, refinery. A plant-wide shutdown will begin
in September and last for 24-days. Also, Valero's Delaware City,
Delaware, refinery will undergo maintenance at its FCCU for 42 days
in September, and the No. 1 crude unit and FCCU at its McKee,
Texas, refinery will be shut for 21-days in May, also for
turnaround maintenance.
A hydrotreater unit at Shell's (RDSB, RDSA) Deer Park, Texas,
refinery was at planned rates on April 28 following an unplanned
shutdown on April 18 due to a fire.
Planned maintenance is underway at BP's (BP) Cherry Point
refinery in Ferndale, Washington. A hydrocracker unit and a
reformer were shut on April 15 and are expected to restart on May
24.
Tesoro Corp. (TSO) will restart its Kenai, Alaska, refinery
after 30-days of planned maintenance during the first week of May,
the company said on April 27.
ExxonMobil restarted process units, including the FCCU at its
Billings, Montana, refinery last week, the company said on April
27. The work started in early April.
WRB Refining, LLC (COP) (ECA) on April 27 began month-long
maintenance at FCCU No. 40 and Sulfur Recovery Unit No. 34 at its
Borger, Texas, refinery.
ConocoPhillips (COP) on April 27 began 24-hours of maintenance
at its Sweeny, Texas, refinery. Unit 26.1, which was shut for five
weeks of maintenance to perform catalyst change earlier this year,
was shut at around 7:00 a.m. CDT. The unit was not identified other
than by number.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using
the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
EAST COAST
Valero Delaware 210.0 FCCU restarted the Co. said on Apr 28
City, DE 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
Citgo Corpus 156.0 April 11 power outage
shuts West plant. Apr
SRU restarted. Back to 14
normal, Co. said April 14.
Conoco Belle Chasse 247.0 Power outage April 5 mid-
La. shuts refinery. Apr
Conoco Sweeny Tx 247.0 24-hours of work starts Apr 28
April 27 at Unit 26.1.
Fire partially shuts coker n/a
unit April 9th.
Delek US Tyler, TX 60.0 Refinery will restart May May 5
5 following fatal Nov. 20
fire at sat. gas unit.
Exxon Baytown, TX 567.0 Boiler at FCCU3 shut Apr 28 May 1
for work. Restart seen May 1.
The work should have no impact
on supplies, the Co. said.
Exxon Beaumont, 348.0 CO boiler at FCCU shut for May 1
TX maintenance on Apr. 30; to
restart May 1.
Marathon Garyville 245.0 Worker dies on Apr. 23 after n/a
La. falling while working at
crude oil throughput expan-
sion project.
Shell Deer Park 340.0 Hydrotreater at normal opera- Apr 28
TX tions on Apr. 28 following an
unplanned shutdown on Apr. 18
due to a fire.
Valero Port Arthur 325.0 FCCU at reduced rates since n/a
TX mid-Dec. for economic rea-
sons. Shut hydrocracker for
repairs April 3. Apr
10-13
MIDWEST
Marathon Catlettsburg 226.0 Refinery retunring to normal Apr 28
KY rates Apr. 28 following re-
pairs to 24-inch crude oil
delivery pipeline. Plant op-
erated at reduced rates since
since Apr. 17 when a leak in
that line was discovered.
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Sinclair Sinclair, 66.0 Refinery ops at 50% mid-
WY after March fire. Apr
WEST COAST
Alon Paramount, 53.0 Refinery at reduced rates n/a
CA on April 23 due to an
explosion at a hydro-
treater.
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 Co. on Apr 23 declares n/a
Force Majeure on crude oil
deliveries following plant-
wide shutdown due to power
failure. Refinery not at
normal rates as of Apr 27.
Tesoro Anacortes 120.0 Refinery at normal rates Apr 27
WA on April 27 following plant-
wide shutdown due to power
outage on April 23.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.