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.
Turnaround maintenance is under way at ConocoPhillips' (COP) oil
refinery in Ponca City, Okla., company spokesman Rich Johnson said
on Oct. 6. While he was not able to provide details about the
duration and specific units involved, a local news report referred
to the work as ConocoPhillips' biggest turnaround in the company's
history.
BP PLC's (BP, BP.LN) oil refinery in Ferndale, Wash., on Oct. 7
was added to the list of area-refineries performing maintenance.
Work started on Oct. 3. A hydrocracker, two delayed coking units,
two reformer units are among several units slated for maintenance.
A person familiar with operations at the refinery said catalyst
regeneration will also take place.
PBF Holding Company LLC and Delaware City Refining Company LLC
on Oct. 7 announced the successful restart of the Delaware City
petroleum refinery, which was closed down by previous owners in
2009. Initial operations began in June 2011 and the refinery is now
fully operational.
Unconfirmed reports on Oct. 5 said Sunoco Inc. (SUN) began two
weeks of crude unit, reformer unit and sulfur recovery unit
maintenance at its Marcus Hook, Penna., refinery.
Chevron's (CVX) Bay-area refinery in Richmond, Calif., started
4-6 weeks of scheduled maintenance on unspecified units, the
company said on October 4. Traders in the region said the plant's
crude unit will be worked on during the time frame.
Valero Energy (VLO) on Oct. 4 said scheduled turnaround
maintenance got under way in late-Sept. at its Three Rivers, Texas,
refinery crude unit and FCCU. The work was originally scheduled to
start in Oct.
Alon USA (ALJ) said on Oct. 4 that power was restored quickly
following an outage on September 28 and that all process units were
in operation.
Pasadena Refining Systems Inc. said on Oct. 4 the cause of a
crude unit fire on Sept. 30 at its Pasadena, Texas, refinery is
still under investigation and that damage assessment continues. The
refinery remains off-line with no estimate on restart.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) on Oct. 4 reported the end of turnaround
maintenance at a Baytown refinery Flexicoker unit. It is the last
of several process unit to return to service after turnaround work
that began in mid-July.
Planned maintenance activity at a crude unit, reformer unit and
coker unit in October at Hovensa's oil refinery on the U.S. Virgin
Island of St. Croix isn't expected to affect the company's ability
to meet customer commitments, the company said on Oct. 3.
Tesoro Corp.'s (TSO) refinery in Anacortes, Wash., began
maintenance at an unspecified process unit on Oct. 1, the company
said on Oct. 3. Traders doing business in the region said work
involves the plant's key gasoline-making fluid catalytic cracking
unit. The work wasn't expected to affect Tesoro's ability to meet
regional supply commitments, traders said on Oct. 3.
ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM) on Oct. 3 said operations at its oil
refinery in Billings, Montana, were nearing normal operations and
should be at planned rates very soon. Rates were reduced on July 1
when the Silvertip crude oil pipeline leaked about 1,000 barrels of
crude oil into the Yellowstone River.
Total SA (TOT) is performing maintenance work for six weeks at
its 232,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Port Arthur, La., that
includes work on the crude distillation unit and fluid catalyst
cracker, a source familiar with the refinery said Sept. 21.
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 Power restored quickly after
TX Sep 28 outage; all process
units in operation, the
company said on Oct. 4.
Pasadena Pasadena 100.0 Sep 30 crude unit fire still
Refining TX under investigation; damage
assessment continues. Refinery
remains off-line, the company said
on Oct. 4.
MIDWEST
ROCKIES
Sinclair Sinclair 74.0 Refinery at reduced rates fol-
WY lowing fires at CDU on Sept. 3
and Sept. 4. Repairs and damage
assessments underway. No update
the company said on Oct. 6.
Exxon Billings, 60.0 Operations nearing normal rates
MT after being reduced due to rup-
tured Silvertip pipeline on July
1, the company said on Oct. 3.
WEST COAST
Tesoro Anacortes, 120.0 FCCU shut Oct. 1 for maintenance
WA traders said on Oct. 3; no further
details provided.
PLANNED
CANADA
CARIBBEAN
Hovensa St. Croix 350.0 Planned maintenance at a
crude unit, reformer and
coker unit in Oct. will
last 2-4 weeks, company said
on Oct. 3.
EAST COAST
Conoco Trainer, PA 185.0 Crude processing halted;
operations winding down,
the company said on Sept. 30.
The refinery will be
shuttered in six months if
not sold.
PBF Delaware City 190.0 All refinery units operation- Oct 7
DE al, the company said on Oct. 7.
Some units came on-line after
major overhaul in June; the
hydrocracking unit was the last
unit to be restarted.
Sunoco Philadelphia 335.0 Refineries up for sale on
Marcus Hook 190.0 Sept. 6; process units will
be shuttered in July 2012
if no buyer is found.
Sunoco Marcus Hook 190.0 Crude unit, reformer unit Oct 16
PA and sulfur recovery unit shut
for 2 weeks work, traders
on Oct. 3. Not confirmed.
GULF COAST
Exxon Baytown, TX 560.6 Turnaround ends at Flexicoker Oct 4
Mobil Unit, the company said on Oct. 4.
It is the last of several units
to return to service from the
turnaround that began mid-July.
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.
Total Port Arthur 232.0 Several units, including crude
USA TX unit and FCCU shut six weeks
turnaround maintenance, a source
familiar with the plant said on
Sept. 21.
Valero Corpus 315.0 Crude & coker unit turnaround Oct.
Christi, TX to start in Oct. for three 2011
weeks.
Valero McKee TX 170.0 Vacuum unit turnaround planned for
first half of 2012, company 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.
Valero Three Rivers 100.0 6 weeks of turnround work under Nov 6
TX way since late-Sep at FCCU and (est)
crude unit. This work was ad-
vanced from an early-Oct start.
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 March 25.
Cenovus Roxana, IL 306.0 Coker and refinery expansion Q4 2011
(Conoco/WRB) project on track for comple-
tion 4th Q 2011, the company said
on July 26.
Conoco Ponca City 187.0 Turnaround maintenance under
way week of Oct. 3, the co.
said on Oct. 6. No details pro-
vided.
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-days of maintenance planned at
Energy at aromatics unit in the fall
of 2012.
Husky Toledo, OH 140.0 Minor maintenance planned in 4Q
Energy 2011, the company 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
BP Ferndale, WA 225.0 Seasonal turnaround maintenance
started Oct. 3. Hydrocracker, 2
reformers, 2 delayed coking units,
listed among units involved in
the turnaround. Catalyst regener-
ation will also take place.
Chevron Richmond, 240.0 4-6 weeks of planned work under Oct 30-
CA way at unspecified units, the Nov 13
company said on Oct. 4. Traders said
the crude unit will be worked on
in this 4-6 week period.