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, a SCOT unit shutdown for unknown reasons
Wednesday at Total USA's (TOT) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery.
BP (BP) Tuesday shut a distillate desulfurization unit at its
Whiting, Indiana, refinery due to a leak in an associated
compressor. Outage expected to be short-lived; restart seen in
24-36 hours.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) said Monday that the restart of a
crude unit, vacuum unit and coker at its Norco, La., refinery is a
least three weeks away. The units were shut due to a minor fire on
June 9.
Also, Valero on Monday said it would delay the plant- wide
shutdown of its Aruba refinery to mid-July rather than early July.
The process of shutting down the units will begin in early
July.
Valero Energy (VLO) Friday shut at coker unit in the East Plant,
Complex 7 section of its Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery for
planned maintenance. It is unclear when the unit is expected to
restart.
On Thursday, Valero said that all units at its Aruba refinery
will be taken out of service for economic reasons by the end of the
month. The company will reevaluate the economics of restarting in
two to three months.
And the larger of two key gasoline-making units at Sunoco's
(SUN) Philadelphia refinery is expected to return to service late
Thursday or Friday, a person familiar with operations at the plant
said. The 90,000-barrels-a-day unit in the Girard Point section of
the refinery was shut unplanned on June 4.
WRB Refining LLC (ECA, COP) Thursday will restart a process unit
identified only as Unit 19.3 at its Borger, Texas, refinery; the
process is expected to conclude on Saturday, but the actual time,
duration and emissions will be provided in a follow-up report, the
company said.
Delek US (DK) on June 9 shut a SCOT unit, a unit used to
increase the efficiency of sulfur recovery, at its Tyler, Texas,
refinery for about four days of unplanned maintenance.
Valero Energy on June 9 shut a crude, vacuum and coker unit at
its Saint Charles refinery in Norco, La., following a minor fire.
The outages are expected to be brief, the company said.
Tesoro (TSO) said on June 8 that a power failure at its Kenai,
Alaska refinery on June 4 resulted in the shut down of
hydrocracking and isomerization units. Repairs are expected to
conclude sometime next week and the refinery will then return to
normal operations, the company said.
Citgo shut Monday a Shell Claus off-gas treating, or SCOT, unit
at its Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery for abut six days of
maintenance. Separately, FCCU No. 1, a key gasoline-making unit at
the plant, was restarted Saturday following about four days of
unplanned work.
Also on Saturday BP (BP) reported a brief period of flaring at
FCCU No. 3 at its Texas City plant when emissions caused a relief
valve to open to a safety flare stack. The status of the unit is
unclear.
WRB Refining (COP, ECA) on Saturday notified state regulators of
its intention to restart a gas oil hydrodesulfurization unit at its
Borger, Texas, refinery; it was not clear when the unit was taken
off line. However, the exact timing of the restart could be any
time between June 6 and June 14 the company said. The actual start
date, duration and emissions would be provided in a follow-up
report.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using
the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
EAST COAST
Sunoco Phila 335.0 Girard Point 90,000-b/d Jun 12
PA FCCU to restart June 11-
12; unit shut June 4 un-
planned.
Point Breeze unit restarted
May 28 and Girard Point
unit restarted May 27 after
shutting down on May 26. The
Point Breeze unit was shuttered
in April for economic reasons.
CARIBBEAN
GULF COAST
Delek Tyler, TX 58.0 SCOT unit shut June 9 Jun 14
for approximately four
days of unplanned work.
Total Port Arthur 232.0 SCOT unit shutdown June 17 n/a
for unknown reason.
Valero Norco, LA 185.0 Crude, vacuum, coker unit shut Jul 5
to restart in 3 weeks following (est.)
June 9 minor fire.
WRB Borger, TX 152.0 Unit identified only as 19.3 June 13
Refining in restart on June 11. Pro-
cess expected to conclude on
June 13.
MIDWEST
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
BP Whiting, IN 410.0 Distillate desulfruization June 17
shut June 16 due to leak in
compressor; restart seen in
24-36 hours.
WEST COAST
Alon Paramount, 53.0 Naphtha hydrotreater Early
CA shut April 23 due to an July
explosion will take 10
weeks to restart, the
co. said on May 7. The
refinery has been at re-
duced rates since Apr. 23.
PetroStar Valdez, AK 48.0 Refinery shut due to Dec. Jun/Jul
28 fire; expected to re- 2010
start in June/July 2010.
Tesoro Kenai, AK 72.0 Power failure shuts hy- June
drocracking and isomeri- 14-21
zation unit on June 4;
restart seen some time
next week.
PLANNED
CANADA
CARIBBEAN
Valero Aruba 235.0 The refinery will be shuttered Sep/Oct
for economic reasons by mid-
July. Restart will be re-
evaluated in two to three
months.
EAST COAST
Sunoco Philadelphia, 340.0 FCCU in Point Breeze section May 28
PA in restart May 28; unit was
shuttered in April for economic
reasons.
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 Coker Unit expected to return Jun
to service by June 5-6, the 5-6
Co. said on May 29. The unit
was shut for maintenance in
Feb.
Refinery restarted end-April
after shutting down for eco-
nomic reasons while work was
performed at the coker.
FCCU will be shut in Sept. Sep
for 42-days maintenance, the
Co. said on Apr. 28. The
80,000-b/d FCCU has been at
reduced rates for economic
reasons, the Co. said on
Dec. 16.
GULF COAST
Chevron Pascagoula, 330.0 Pre-commercial heavy oil 2010
Miss. conversion project delayed
from 2008 to 2010 due to
economic factors.
Citgo Corpus 156.0 SCOT unit shut June 8 to Jun 14
Christi, Tx remove fouling and to
quench tower and exchangers.
Flint Corpus 288.1 West Plant Coking Unit in re-
Hills Christi, TX start mode on June 3; unit
shut June 1 for planned
maintenance.
$250 mil. project for new Spr
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.
Motiva Port Arthur 285.0 Expansion project to increase 1st-Q
TX throughput capacity by 325,000 2012
b/d, to 610,000-b/d, slowed.
Completion now seen in 1st-
quarter 2012, from 2010.
Valero Corpus 340.0 Coker Unit shut for planned n/a
Christi, TX maintenane on June 12.
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 21-days of planned mainte- May
nanace that started on May 28
1 at smaller of two crude
units, the 60,000-b/d FCCU,
and alkylation unit concluded;
the FCCU was restarted on May
28, the Co. said.
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 Crude unit shut May 24 week Jun 3
for 10-days maintenance.
WRB Borger, TX 152.0 Gas Oil Hydrodesulfurization Jun
unit will be restart some 6-14
time between June 6 and 14.
It is unclear when then unit
was taken out of service.
Planned maintenance at Unit Jul 12
29 FCCU electrostatic precipi-
tators starts May 31. Work
will conclude on July 12.
MID-WEST
BP Whiting 410.0 Restart pf FCCU shut in April 2nd-
IN for Spring turnaround mainte- Half
nance delayed to 2nd-half Jun
June from mid-May.
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.
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 29
WA restarted May 29 from planned
maintenance that began on
Apr 15.
Chevron Richmond, 243.0 Hydrocracking Unit and re- Jun 27
CA former shut May 28 for 30-
days planned maintenance.
Exxon Torrance 155.0 Maintenance will begin in July July
Mobil at one of two 26,000-b/d coker
units, traders said on May 22.
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.
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 Golden Eagle 166.0 Hydrocracker/reformer Mid
Martinez, CA shut for planned mainte- June
nance May 9-10. Units to
return to service by mid-
June.
Tesoro Wilmington, 97.0 39-days of turnaround main-
CA tenance is planned for
fourth-quarter 2009.
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