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.
PBF Energy Company LLC said it reduced the production rate of a
key gasoline-making unit Aug. 15 at its 170,000-barrel-a-day Toledo
refinery for up to four days while it performs maintenance work,
according to a notice filed with Ohio regulators.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) said Aug. 15 that all production units
remained shut down at its 195,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Memphis,
Tenn., which was forced to shut down after an Aug. 5 fire. It
couldn't estimate when it would restart units, a spokesman
said.
ConocoPhillips (COP) said on Aug. 11 it was planning to repair
the transistors at its 247,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Sweeny,
Texas, which could effect the refinery's FCCU, according to a
government filing.
Irving Oil said its 300,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Saint John,
New Brunswick, Canada, had a "minor upset" on Aug. 11 that did not
effect supply.
ConocoPhillips said on Aug. 9 its 195,000 barrel-a-day refinery
in Ponca City, Okla., was restarting after a storm-related power
outage on Monday.
Western Refining (WNR) said on Aug. 9 that its 125,000
barrel-a-day refinery in El Paso, Texas, was at normal processing
rates after a power outage on Sunday forced a shutdown of the
FCCU.
Motiva Enterprises LLC said on Aug. 6 that the hydrocracker at
its 233,500 barrel-a-day refinery in Norco, La., was shut down
because of unspecified reasons.
Alon USA Energy Inc. (ALJ) said Aug. 4 a compressor trip forced
the shutdown of the FCCU at its 67,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Big
Spring, Texas.
BP Plc (BP) shut one of three crude units at its 405,000
barrel-a-day refinery in Whiting, Ind., for unplanned repairs, a
person familiar with operations said Aug. 3.
ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM) on July 30 reported emissions at its huge
Baytown, Texas, oil refinery during the planned shutdown of
Hydrofining Unit 3, which removes impurities from reformer
feedstocks. The unit was in the process of shutting down as planned
Saturday when an associated tower overpressured, releasing
emissions to the flare system, the company said in a report to
Texas state environmental regulators. The report did not state the
reason for the unit's shutdown or how long it will be out of
service.
Alon USA Energy Inc. (ALJ) recently began turnaround maintenance
at a key gasoline-making unit at its oil refinery in Big Spring,
Texas, a report to Texas state environmental regulators made public
on July 25 said. The date of the unit's return to normal service
wasn't provided.
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
EAST COAST
GULF COAST
Alon Big Spring 67.0 FCCU down after compressor trip.
TX
Conoco- Sweeny, TX 247.0 Transistor repair may effect
Phillips FCCU, company said Aug. 11.
Exxon Baytown, TX 560.6 Upsets at two FCCUs results in
Mobil flaring on July 16. Status
of units unclear.
Motiva Norco, LA. 233.5 HCU down for repair for unknown
reason, company said Aug. 6.
Total Port Arthur 232.0 Several unspecified process units
USA TX restarted on July 26 after light-
ning strike earlier on 7/16 shut
them down.
MIDWEST
PBF Toledo, OH 170.0 Reduced rate of FCCU Aug. 15 for
up to four days for planned
replacement of boiler parts.
BP Whiting, IN 405.0 Crude unit shut down Aug. 3. for
unplanned repair.
Exxon Channanhon, 238.6 July 24 equipment malfunction
Mobil IL (Joliet) and emissions confirmed by Co.
on 7/25. No further details
provided.
Valero Memphis, TN 195.0 Fire on Aug. 5 shuts down two
CDUs. As of Aug. 10 Co. has no
estimate when production will
return.
ROCKIES
Exxon Billings, 60.0 Production at minimum rates due
MT to ruptured Silvertip Pipeline.
Company looking for alternative
crude sources, to co. said on
July 5.
WEST COAST
PLANNED
CANADA
North St. John's 115.0 Refinery in restart on July 29. End of
Atlantic Plant-wide maintenance began in July
early May and was extended on
July 5.
CARIBBEAN
EAST COAST
GULF COAST
Alon Big Spring 67.0 FCCU turnaround maintenance under-
TX way, a filing to environmental reg-
ulators made public on July 24 said
Conoco Borger, TX 146.0 Planned maintenance of Unit 29 July 16
electrostatic precipitators start-
ing July 6.
Exxon Baytown, TX 560.0 The planned shutdown of hydro- N/A
Mobil finer unit 3 caused emissions on;
July 30 reason for unit shutdown
not clear; restart information not
available.
Motiva Port Arthur 285.0 Expansion project to increase 1Q
TX throughput capacity by 325,000 2012
b/d, to 610,000-b/d, slowed.
Completion now seen 1Q
2012, from 2010.
Valero Corpus 315.0 Crude & coker unit turnaround Oct.
to start in Oct. for three 2011
weeks.
Valero McKee TX 170.0 Crude Unit and FCCU to undergo 3Q 2011
turnaround maintenance for six
weeks starting in Oct. 2011, the
co. said on July 26.
Vacuum unit turnaround planned for
first half of 2012, co. said.
Expansion project announced
March 2011 to increase crude oil
throughput by 25,000 b/d to
195,000 b/d.
Valero Norco, LA 185.0 Hydrocracker project will pro- 2013
ceed and be completed in late
2013, the co. said on 7/27/10.
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.
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, IN 405.0 Turnaround at Pipestill 12 de-
layed by 3 months; it was sup-
posed to begin in November, a
source said on Mar 25.
Cenovus Roxana, IL 306.0 Coker and refinery expansion Q4 2011
(Conoco/WRB) project on track for comple-
tion 4thQ 2011, the co. said
on July 26, 2011.
CVR Coffeyville 115.7 Periodic turnaround will take 2012
KS place in two phases beginning in
Fall 2011 and completed in Spring
2012.
Husky Lima, OH 160.0 15-day isocracker maintenance to
Energy replace reactor catalyst will be-
gin in 3rd Q 2011. Refinery will
operate at 90% of capacity during
that time.
15-days of maintenance planned Autumn
at aromatics unit in the fall 2012
of 2012.
Husky Toledo, OH 140.0 Isocracker maintenance and gen-
Energy eral maintenance for 38 days will
commence in Q3 2011, the Co. said
on July 28.
Minor maintenance planned in 4Q
2011, the co. said on July 28;
no details provided.
Tesoro Mandan, ND 58.0 Total crude-oil processing capa- 2nd Q
city to increase by 17% to 68,000 2012
b/d by 2nd quarter 2012.
WEST COAST