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, Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) reported to environmental
regulators Wednesday that a snag caused flaring from its fluid
catayltic cracking unit No. 2 at the Baytown, Texas refinery. "The
event had no impact on production and all customer needs were met,"
the company said in the filing.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) said Tuesday that the crude and fluid
catalytic cracking units at its Ardmore, Okla. refinery still
aren't producing any product following a Saturday night power
outage and fire. The fire was put out, but the hydrotreater is
still shut down, spokesman Bill Day said.
Exxon started work on a hydrogen unit as part of a sulfur
recovery unit Tuesday at its Torrance, Calif. refinery, the company
said. The work has already caused flaring and should last for a
weeks, according to a company spokeswoman.
Marathon Corp.'s (MRO) St. Paul, Minn., refinery experienced a
power blip Friday, the company said Monday. Shortly after the
outage, the refinery resumed normal operations, company spokesman
Robert Calmus said.
Last week, a California juge halted the expansion at Chevron
Corp.'s (CVX) Richmond, Calif., refinery. The court ordered Chevron
to halt any project-related activity until the city of Richmond has
had a chance to reconsider its approval of an environmental review
of the project and ensure that the review meets state environmental
regulations. The order issued last week gives Chevron 60 days to
"demobilize" workers and equipment from the construction site.
Last week, severe weather caused a unit upset at Delek US
Holdings Inc.'s (DK) Tyler, Texas refinery, the company reported in
a filing with environmental regulators.
The sat gas unit flared for 25 minutes before operators
corrected problems, the report to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality said.
Valero restarted a crude unit June 30 at its Corpus Christi,
Texas refinery, according to a report filed with environmental
regulators.
The 40,000 unit labeled No. 1 went down Monday for a brief
repair and is located at the west plant at the refinery, which can
process up to 142,000 barrels a day of crude.
In May, the hydrocracker and reformer at the Golden Eagle
refinery in Martinez were shut down for planned maintenance. The
refinery can process up to 166,000 barrels a day.
Valero said on June 15 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 on June 15, Valero said it would delay the plant-wide
shutdown of its Aruba refinery to mid-July rather than early
July.
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
CARIBBEAN
GULF COAST
Delek Tyler, TX 58.0 SCOT unit shut June 9 Jun 14
for approximately four
days of unplanned work.
Bad weather upsets units
June 29
Exxon Baytown, TX 567.0 Hydrocracking unit no. 1 n/a
shut June 17. No restart
timing available. Boiler
hit snags, restarted June 23.
Exxon shuts down some units n/a
after loss of cooling water
supply June 24. No production impact, co said.
Crude Unit restarted June 29.
FCCU #2 hits snag July 8
Total Port Arthur 232.0 SCOT unit shutdown June 17 n/a
for unknown reason.
Valero Corpus, Tx 142.0 40,000 crude unit briefly June 30
shut down June 29.
Valero Norco, LA 185.0 Crude, vacuum, coker unit shut Jul 5
to restart in 3 weeks following (est.)
June 9 minor fire.
Valero Texas City Power failure disrupts plant
June 27. No impact to production.
MIDWEST
Marathon St. Paul 74.0 Power blip disrupts refinery July 3
MN briefly July 3.
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Valero Ardmore 87.4 July 4 Fire puts crude, fccu n/a
on circulation.
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.
Exxon Torrance 149.5 Unplanned flaring, minimal
production impact
PetroStar Valdez, AK 48.0 Refinery shut due to Dec. Jun/Jul
28 fire; expected to re- 2010
start in June/July 2010.
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 Reformer unit shut in Girard n/a
PA Point section in early Oct.
for economic reasons. Shutdown
to last one to six months.
GULF COAST
Chevron Pascagoula, 330.0 Pre-commercial heavy oil 2010
Miss. conversion project delayed
from 2008 to 2010 due to
economic factors.
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 shutdown for econo- n/a
Christi, TX mic reasons and planned work;
delayed to June 19 from June
12. The 20,000-b/d unit will
remain off-line through July
but could restart at any time
if margins improve, the Co.
said.
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 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 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 1st week
IN for Spring turnaround mainte- July
nance delayed to 2nd-half
June from mid-May. Unit
back to first week in July.
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
Chevron Richmond, 243.0 Hydrocracking Unit and re- Jun 27
CA former shut May 28 for 30-
days planned maintenance.
Judge halts construction on
expansion project July 1.
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.
Work began July 7, on SRU
Hydrogen Unit. Will last
few weeks
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. Normal rates by June 26-27.
Tesoro Wilmington, 97.0 39-days of turnaround main-
CA tenance is planned for
fourth-quarter 2009.
Tesoro Wilmington, 97.0 39-days of turnaround main-
CA tenance is planned for
fourth-quarter 2009.
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