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.
Western El Paso, TX 122.0 Plant-wide turnaround mainte- June
nance will begin in June for
10 days, the Co. said on May
6.
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.
Shell Martinez 155.0 Crude Unit and Coker Unit Aug 15
CA to shut for planned main-
tenance on July 10; re-
start seen Aug. 15.
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.
Tesoro Golden Eagle 166.0 Hydrocracker/reformer Late
Martinez, CA shut for planned mainte- June
nance May 9-10. Units to
return to service by late
June. Co. previously said
the work would take 39 days.
Tesoro Wilmington, 97.0 39-days of turnaround main-
CA tenance is planned for
fourth-quarter 2009.
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