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 said a power interruption within its Delaware City,
Delaware, refinery on Nov. 27 caused process unit upsets and a
boiler shutdown.
An unspecified chemical release was reported on Nov. 26 at
Marathon Petroleum's (MPC) Canton, Ohio, refinery occurred during
the planned shutdown of a process unit for maintenance, the company
said on Nov. 27.
Total Petrochemicals USA (TOT) shut a major steam-producing unit
on Nov. 24 at its oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, due to
equipment failure on Thursday, a filing to Texas state
environmental regulators said. The shutdown caused a loss of steam
to a compressor that resulted in additional emissions being routed
to the plant's coker safety flare system.
BP PLC (BP) notified Calif. environmental regulators of its plan
to flare emissions at its Carson, Calif., refinery between Nov. 27
and Dec 27. A person familiar with operations at the refinery said
the flaring will be caused by planned maintenance at unspecified
units. The filing said the event is not associated with equipment
breakdown.
A coker unit at Syncrude's northern Alberta, Canada, upgrading
plant shut on Nov. 22 due to an operational upset, the company
said.
Valero's (VLO) Benicia, Calif., refinery reported an emissions
release on Nov. 22 when a sulfur train malfunctioned. The event had
no material impact to production, the company said.
Suncor Energy (SU) on Nov. 20 shut its Sarnia, Ontario, Canada,
refinery after a leak was discovered. There is no restart
estimate.
ConocoPhillips's (COP) completed turnaround maintenance at its
Ponca City, Okla., refinery, the company said on Nov. 21. Details
about the duration and specific units involved weren't specified in
early October when ConocoPhillips confirmed the turnaround; traders
doing business in the Midwest spot markets had said the plant's
crude distillation unit was among the units slated for maintenance
during the turnaround.
Irving Oil's turnaround maintenance that began in early Sept. at
its Saint John, Canada, refinery in on track to end by the end of
Nov., the company said on Nov. 21.
Western Refining Inc. (WNR) shut a diesel hyrdrotreater unit at
its refinery in El Paso, Texas, on Nov. 20, according to a filing
to Texas state environmental regulators. The unit will be brought
back into service after work to replace the valve is completed, the
filing added.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using
the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
Suncor Sarnia 85.0 Entire refinery shut on Nov 20 N/A
Ontario after a leak was discovered.
No restart estimate.
Syncrude Alberta 300.0 Coker unit shut on Nov 22 due N/A
to operational upset. No re-
start timing available.
CARIBBEAN
EAST COAST
PBF Delaware Cty 182.0 Power snag within refinery on N/A
Energy Delaware Nov 27 causes unit upsets and
boiler shutdown.
Sunoco Philadelphia 335.0 Hydrotreater Unit shut Nov. 15 N/A
PA due to mechanical problem.
GULF COAST
Total Port Arthur 174.0 Major steam-producing unit shut
TX on Nov. 24 due to equipment
failure.
Western El Paso, TX 125.0 Diesel hydrotreating unit shut N/A
Refining on Nov 20 to replace valve.
MIDWEST
ROCKIES
Sinclair Sinclair 74.0 Refinery at reduced rates fol-
WY lowing fires at CDU on Sept. 3
and Sept. 4. Repairs underway.
Plant continues to operate at re-
duced rates, sources said Nov. 11.
WEST COAST
PLANNED
CANADA
Irving Saint John 300.0 Planned maintenance that End
Oil New Brunswick began in early Sep. is on Nov
track to end by end-Nov. 2011
CARIBBEAN
Hovensa St. Croix 350.0 Planned maintenance at a
crude unit, reformer and
coker unit in Oct. will
last 2-4 weeks, the co.
said on Oct. 3. On-going
the co. said on Nov. 21.
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.
Sunoco Philadelphia 335.0 Refineries up for sale on July
Marcus Hook 190.0 Sept. 6; process units will 2012
be shuttered in July 2012
if no buyer is found.
GULF COAST
CVR Wynnewood 54.0 Maintenance turnaround for up 4Q
Energy OK to 40 days starting in 3Q 2013. 2012
Holly Artesia, NM 100.0 Crude runs will be reduced by Early
Frontier 50% during 30 days of major turn- 2012
maintenance in early 2012, the Co.
said on Aug. 5.
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 mid-Nov
USA TX unit and FCCU shut for six weeks
turnaround maintenance, a source
said on Sept. 21. Work continues,
a source said on Nov. 11.
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 Houston,TX 88.0 Seven weeks of FCCU maintnance end-March
starting in Feb. 2012 the Co.
said on Nov. 1, 2011.
Valero Norco, LA 185.0 Ten weeks of work planned for mid-April
the crude and coker units start- 2012
ing Feb. 2012, co said on Nov. 1,
2011.
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
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 complet- Nov 21
ed the co. said on Nov. 21. The
work began in early Oct.
CVR Coffeyville 115.7 Second phase of turnaround work Q1
KS planned for Feb. 2012; first 2012
phase concluded in Nov. 2011.
CVR Wynnewood 54.0 30-40 days maintenance planned Q3
OK in 3rd Q 2013, the co. said on 2013
Nov. 3, 2011.
Holly Tulsa, OK 125.0 The entire refinery will be shut Late
Frontier while West Plant section under- 2012
goes major turnaround maintenance
in late 2012, the Co. said on
Aug. 5, 2011.
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 Two turnarounds planned in 4Q 4thQ
Energy 2011; one for two weeks, one for 2011
25 days. The plant will run at
90% of capacity during work,
the co. said on Nov. 3, 2011.
Marathon Canton, OH 78.0 Chemical release reported on N/A
Nov. 26 due to unit shutdown
for planned maintenance, the
co. said on Nov. 27.
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.
Valero Memphis, TN 180.0 Five weeks of maintenance on early-April
crude unit starting in March. 2012
2012, co. said on Nov. 1, 2011.
WEST COAST
BP Carson, CA 265.0 Planned flaring will occur be- Dec 27
tween Nov 27 and Dec 27, a
filing to regulators said.
Flaring associated with planned
maintenance, a source said.
Chevron El Segundo 280.0 4 weeks of maintenance at FCCU Early
CA beginning late Oct. seen ending Dec
in December, sources
said on Nov. 18.
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 during this 4-6 week period.
Tesoro West Coast N/A Q4 2011 maintenance at West
Coast refineries delayed until
2012. Further details not pro
vided.
Valero Wilmington, 78.0 Four weeks of maintenance for Feb. 2012
CA crude and coker units starting
in January 2012, Co. said on
Nov. 1, 2011.