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.
Tesoro (TSO) said Tuesday that operations at its Mandan refinery
in North Dakota had resumed targeted rates following the completion
of repairs to the furnace damanged by fire on January 19. The
furnace serviced the alkylation unit.
BP PLC (BP) Tuesday notified California state environmental
regulators of its plan to flare excess emissions at its Carson
refinery starting on Wednesday through March 23. The flaring is not
due to equipment breakdown, the company said.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) said Monday that operations at its oil
refinery in Benicia, Calif., were back at planned rates following
the unplanned shutdown Friday of a hydrocracking unit, or HCU.
Motiva (RDSA) Enterprises LLC Sunday reported an emissions event
associated with the start up of a process unit at it's
234,700-barrels-a-day oil refinery in Norco, Louisiana; the unit
was not identified.
BP (BP) Saturday said FCCU No. 3 at its Texas City, Texas,
refinery resumed operations following an unplanned shutdown on
March 11, filings to Texas state environmental regulators said.
West Coast refiners including Valero Energy Corp. (VLO), Chevron
Corp. (CVX), Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), Tesoro Corp. (TSO), Royal
Dutch Shell (RDSA) and BP Plc (BP) Friday said their operations
were not affected by the tsunami caused by the massive earthquake
in Japan.
Alon USA Energy Inc. (ALJ) reported that a snag on the SCOT
emissions unit located at its Big Spring, Texas, refinery March 11,
according to a filing with state environmental regulators.
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
Hovensa St. Croix 350.0 Fire erupted at distillate
desulfurization unit on Feb
11; the rest of the refinery
is operating normallly.
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.
Fire at vacuum tower was quickly
extinguished on March 7 with no
injuries or off-site impact, Co.
said March 8.
GULF COAST
BP Texas City 437.0 FCCU No. 3 resumed operations on Mar 12
TX March 12 following upset the day
before, the company said.
Valero Norco, LA 250.0 A contract worker died and another
was injured after an incident at
a FCCU unit March 6, Co. said
March 7. Other refining ops
continue. Duration of ongoing work
is unclear after accident, Co.
said March 10.
Alon Big Spring 70.0 SCOT unit No. 1 experienced a
USA TX calibrating issue at a fule gas flow
meter March 11.
Motiva Norco, LA 234.7 Restart of unnamed process unit
results in emissions event on
March 13.
MIDWEST
Tesoro Mandan, ND 58.0 Operations at targeted rates, up
from 90% of capacity since Feb. 3.
after a fire at the alkylation unit
furnace on Jan. 19. All customer
requirements were met during the re-
pairs.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Exxon Torrance 149.5 Restarted unidentified units shut
CA earlier this week for unplanned
work, Co. said March 9.
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.
Valero Benicia, CA 170.0 Refinery resumed normal operating
rates, the co. said on March 14,
following hydrocracker shutdown,
unplanned on March 11.
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.
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
BP Texas City 437.0 A crude unit is going into
TX turnaround maintenance
as similar work is being done
on FCCU No. 1, which was taken
out of service on Jan. 12, a
person familiar with ops said
Jan. 25.
Exxon Baton 504.5 Several weeks of work got under
Mobil Rouge, LA way on Feb 5, the company said
on Feb 7. It would not comment on
what unit, or units, are involved.
Exxon Baytown, TX 560.6 New ULSD Units commissioned,
Mobil Co. said Oct 21. ULSD supply
will increase by over 3 million
gallons from Baytown & Baton
Rouge.
Exxon Chalmette 120.0 Crude throughput will be re- N/A
LA duced to 90,000-b/d as redun-
dant units and about 70 jobs
are taken out of service and
cut for economic reason. These
have begun to take place, the
co. said Aug 26.
FCCU was taken out of service on
Jan. 22, but the rest of refinery
is operational.
Motiva Port Arthur 285.0 Expansion project to increase 1Q
throughput capacity by 325,000 2012
b/d, to 610,000-b/d, slowed.
Completion now seen 1Q
2012, from 2010.
Pasadena Pasadena, TX 56.0 FCCU, 56,000-b/d, will be taken
out of service Feb. 28 for 44 days
for planned work, Co. reported
Jan.25.
Valero Corpus 340.0 West Plant 50,000-b/d FCCU at
Christi, TX reduced rates since mid-Dec for
economic reasons.
Valero McKee TX 170.0 Hydrocracker project to commence April 2011
in April of 2011. Vacuum unit
turnaround planned for first
half of 2012, company says.
Valero Norco, LA 250.0 Hydrocracker project will pro- 2013
ceed and be completed in late
2013, the co. said on July 27.
Work planned at 90,000-b/d
alky unit in March for 56 days.
Upgrade project to build 2012
a new diesel hydrotreater
unit moved from 2010 to
4Q 2012.
Valero Port Arthur 325.0 Hydrocracker project will pro- 2012
TX ceed and be completed in late
2012, the co. said on July 27.
Crude and coker work lasting 1H 2011
51 days to begin in February.
Six coke drums will be re- 2011
placed in 2011.
77,000-b/d FCCU at reduced n/a
rates since mid-Dec for
economic reasons.
Valero Sunray, TX 170.0 55,000-b/d FCCU at reduced n/a
rates since mid-Dec for
economic reasons.
Planned hydrocracker turnaround,
delayed from March, to take place
in April and will last 24 days,
Co. said Jan. 26.
Western El Paso, TX 122.0 Plant is running at full capacity to
take advantage of discounted prices
fortis crude supply and to make up
for outages earlier this year, Co.
said March 3.
Western Gallup, NM 20.8 Plant is running at full capacity to
take advantage of discounted prices
fori ts crude supply and to make up
for outages earlier this year, Co.
said March 3.
MIDWEST
Marathon Canton, OH 78.0 Turnaround began last week and is
ongoing, Co. said March 7.
CVR Coffeyville 115.7 Periodic turnaround will take place
KS in two phases beginning in Fall 2011
and completed in Spring 2012.
Valero Ardmore, OK 90.0 Plantwide turnaround has been under
way the co said on March 14.
WEST COAST
BP Carson, CA 264.0 Planned flaring will occur be- Mar 23
tween March 16-23. Not due to
equipment breakdown, the co. said.
Conoco Rodeo, CA 120.0 Planned maintenance underway, Co.
said Jan. 20, but declined to say
what units are involved and how
long the work will last.
Exxon Torrance 149.5 Hyrocracker, Sat. Gas Plant and
Mobil CA hydrogen unit shut Feb 1 for several
weeks of planned turnaround mainte-
nance, the co. said on Feb. 1.