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.

Shell Oil Corp.'s (RDSB, RDSA) on May 5 said its Anancortes, Washington, refinery had returned to planned rates. The Co. declared force majeure on crude oil receipts to refinery on April 23 following a plant-wide shutdown owing to a power failure.

Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) said on May 5 that the crude unit at its Delaware refinery was in restart mode; a key gasoline making FCCU was back on-line on May 4 following an extended outage. 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.

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   Crude Unit restarted May 5.      May 5 
           City, DE             FCCU restarted the Co. said on   Apr 28 
                                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   Refinery at normal operating     May 5 
                                rates on May 5. 
                                Co. on Apr 23 declares 
                                Force Majeure on crude oil 
                                deliveries following plant- 
                                wide shutdown due to power 
                                failure. 
 
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.