DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
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.
Motiva said Feb. 13 a process upset caused emissions at its
refinery in Norco, Louisiana.
Hovensa LLC said a fire erupted at the distillate
desulfurization unit of its 500,000 barrel-a-day refinery in St.
Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. No injuries were reported and The rest
of the refinery remains in production.
WRB Refining LLC (COP, CVE) Wednesday said freezing cold
temperatures caused a process upset at its oil refinery in Borger,
Texas, which resulted in emissions at several flare stacks at the
plant, according to a filing to Texas state environmental
regulators. The emissions associated with the event could continue
through Thursday, a filing to environmental regulators said.
BP PLC (BP) said Wednesday that planned flaring would begin on
Feb. 15 and end on Feb. 18 at its Carson, Calif., refinery. The
event is not related to equipment breakdown. No further details
were provided in a filing to Calif. state environmental
regulators.
Citgo Corp. Monday shut FCCU No. 1 at its Corpus Christi, Texas,
refinery to repair an expansion joint; the restart estimate was not
provided in a filing to environmental regulators made available on
Wednesday.
Western Refining Inc. (WRN) halted operations at its refinery at
El Paso, Texas, for up to five days because of cold weather-related
damage and regional electrical outages, on Feb. 7. The company has
not yet announced a restart.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) Monday said planned turnaround
maintenance began Saturday at its oil refinery in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. The work at an unspecified unit, or units, is expected
to last for several weeks.
Valero Energy Corp.'s McKee oil refinery in Sunray, Texas,
returned to normal operating rates over the weekend, company
spokesman Bill Day said Monday. Cold weather-related issues and
problems with the supply of electricity to the 171,000 barrel-a-day
refinery forced the company to reduce rates on Feb. 3.
Valero Energy Corp.'s oil refinery on Aruba was shut when the
collapse of a 20,300-barrel freshwater storage tank resulted in
damage to several pipes carrying petroleum products, company
spokesman Bill Day said on Feb. 7. The refinery remains shut while
repairs are being completed; restart timing not yet known, but the
outage isn't expected to be lengthy.
Holly Corporation (HOC) on Feb. 4 said inclement weather has
delayed its Navajo Refinery in Artesia, New Mexico from returning
to planned operating levels by about a week. The Navajo Refinery
experienced a plant-wide power failure late in the day on January
26 due to an interruption in power supply from its local utility.
The plant as been operating at approximately 40,000 barrels a day,
down from its boiler plate capacity of 100,000 barrels a day, while
plant personnel continue to work to restart certain downstream
processing units.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
CARIBBEAN
Valero Aruba 235.0 Water tank collapse on Feb 2
caused pipe damage which resulted
in a plant wide shutdown. Repairs
underway; no restart estimate yet,
the Co. said on Feb 9.
Hovensa St. Croix 500.0 Fire erupted at distillate
desulfurization unit. Rest
of operations running.
EAST COAST
Sunoco Marcus Hook 178.0 Reformer, Crude Unit, gas plant 1st Q
PA shut Jan. 7 for maintenance, a 2011
source said on Jan. 6. Co. said
on Feb. 3 work will conclude 1st
quarter 2011.
Sunoco Philadelphia 335.0 Crude unit, FCCU to shut Feb. 1st Q
PA 1 for 2 weeks, a source said 2011
on Jan. 6. Co. said on Feb. 3
work will conclude in 1st
quarter 2011.
GULF COAST
Alon Big Spring 70.0 Refinery seen back at maximum Feb 8
USA TX levels following cuts due to
sulfur recovery unit shutdowns
on Feb. 2, the co. said on Feb.
8.
Citgo Corpus 163.0 FCCU No. 1 shut Feb. 7 to repair
Christi, TX an expansion joint. Restart es-
timate not available.
Exxon Baton 504.5 Unspecified unit shut on Feb. 7
Mobil Rouge, LA for repairs following a leak of
hydrogen sulfide, the co. said
on Feb. 8. Restart estimate not
available.
Flint Corpus 300.0 Fire at East Plant on Jan. 31
Hills Christi, TX results in excess opacity at
FCCU II. Fire extinguished with-
in 15 minutes. Company would
not comment on status of FCCU
operations.
Holly Artesia 100.0 Refinery operating at 40,000 b/d
Corp. NM since Jan. 26 following plant-wide
power failure; return to normal
may take an additional week, the
co. said on Feb. 4.
Motiva Norco, LA 234.7 Process upset caused emissions,
the company said Feb. 13.
Valero Sunray, 171.0 Operations returned to normal on
TX Feb 5/6 following cold weather-re-
lated power supply issues, the Co.
said on Feb 7.
Valero Port Arthur 287.0 The FCCU shut Feb. 7 due to a loss Feb. 9
TX loss of steam was restarted on Feb.
8 and increasing to normal rates,
the co. said on Feb.9.
Western El Paso 125.0 Operations halted on Feb 7 due Feb 12
Refining TX to cold weather-related damage
and rolling power outages by 3rd
party power providers. Repairs
underway; restart expected in 5
days.
WRB Borger, TX 146.0 Freezing weather caused a pro-
Refining cess upset on Feb. 9; emmissions
may continue through Feb. 10.
No further details were provided.
MIDWEST
Tesoro Mandan, ND 58.0 Refinery continues to operate at
90% of capacity following fire
at alkylation unit furnace on
Jan. 19. All customer requirements
are being met. Estimate to return
to normal not yet available, the co.
said on Feb. 3.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Conoco Rodeo, CA 120.2 Leak and fire occurred Jan. 30
Phillips at coker unit, the Co. said on
Jan. 31, but would not comment
on impact on operations.
PLANNED
CANADA
Shell Montreal 130.0 The refinery will be converted
Quebec into a terminal.
CARIBBEAN
Hovensa St. Croix 500.0 Operations will soon return to
USVI newly established rates as turn-
around maintenance at SRU nears
completion, the Co. said on Feb.1.
The SRU turnaround began in Jan.
Shutting smaller, older process
units on west side of plant, which
will reduce crude distillation to
350,000-b/d, Co. said Jan. 26.
Coker, FCCU will not be affected.
Valero Aruba 235.0 Plant nearing planned rates,
the company said on Jan. 28.
The plant, shut in July
2009 on poor economics, will
use LNG to reduce utility costs.
EAST COAST
Sunoco Westville 145.0 Idling all Eagle Point refin- n/a
NJ ing operations indefinitely due
to poor economics, co. said
Oct. 6, 2009.
Valero Delaware 210.0 PBF Energy has closed Apr
deal to buy plant. Petroplus 2011
said May 5 the plant would be
restarted in 2Q of 2011.
Valero Paulsboro, 185.0 Sale of refinery to PBF Energy Dec.17
NJ completed on Dec. 17.
Western Yorktown 64.5 The refinery will close in Sept
VA September 2010 for economic
reasons. Terminal operations
will continue.
GULF COAST