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.
Sunoco Inc. (SUN) took down a hydrotreater unit at its 335,000
barrel-a-day refinery in Philadelphia, Penn., for maintenance, a
person familiar with the refinery said on Dec. 15. It was unknown
how long the unit would be offline.
Western Refining Inc. (WNR) said Dec. 15 that the diesel
hydrotreater at its 128,000-barrel-a-day refinery in El Paso,
Texas, shut down unexpectedly.
ConocoPhillips (COP) said Dec. 14 that it will conduct
maintenance until Dec. 20 on the electrostatic precipitators at its
refinery in Borger, Texas, which will effect the fluid catalyst
convertor unit, according to the company's filing with the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) experienced a brief power outage Dec.
12 at its 310,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Port Arthur, Texas,
according to a government filing.
Pasadena Refining's Texas coker unit fire on Dec. 10 injures one
man. The fire was contained and no other units at the plant were
impacted, a company spokesman said.
ConocoPhillips (COP) said a process unit upset and coke drum
fire occurred at its Wood River refinery in Roxana, Illinois, on
Dec. 9, a filing to Illinois state environmental regulators
said.
ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM) said operations had returned to normal
following a relatively brief sulfur plant upset at its Beaumont,
Texas, oil refinery on Dec. 10. The event was expected to have some
impact on production, according to a filing to Texas state
environmental regulators.
Sunoco Inc. (SUN) restarted a hydrotreating unit in the Point
Breeze section of its Philadelphia refinery on Dec. 7, a filing to
Philadelphia environmental regulators made public on Dec. 9 said.
The unit was taken out of service on Nov. 15 according to a
previous filing.
ConocoPhillips on Dec. 9 said excess opacity was released at its
Sweeny, Texas, refinery; the cause of the event wasn't specified.
Conoco spokesman Rich Johnson confirmed there is planned
maintenance work under way at the refinery, but didn't comment on
the specific units involved and the duration of the work.
BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) on Dec. 8 reported emissions associated with
a valve malfunction at its Texas City, Texas refinery. A person
familiar with operations at the plant said the event had no impact
to production.
Valero Energy (VLO) on Dec. 8 reported flaring and emissions at
its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery due to an issue at a wet gas
compressor. The impact of the event to production wasn't clear.
Chevron Corp. (CVX) on Dec. 7 said its oil refinery in El
Segundo, Calif., had resumed normal operations after a power
interruption on Dec. 1 forced the shutdown of several processing
units.
Syncrude on Dec. 6 said coker unit 8-1 shut on Nov. 22 for
unplanned repairs at its Alberta, Canada oil-sands project was
restarted at two-thirds of rated capacity.
Delek USA Holding's (DK) Lion Oil refinery in El Dorado,
Arkansas experienced a fire at the platformer unit on Dec. 5, the
company said on Dec. 7. The unit wasn't damaged and will be
restarted later on Dec. 7.
Hovensa on Dec. 6 said scheduled fourth-quarter maintenance and
upgrade projects have been completed at its oil refinery in St.
Croix, part of the U.S. Virgin Islands. No units were shut down
completely to conduct the work, the company said in early October,
noting that there would be no impact on customers.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using
the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
Syncrude Alberta 300.0 Coker unit restarted at two- Dec 6
thirds of rated capacity, the Co.
said on Dec 6. The unit was shut
Nov. 22 for unplanned repair.
CARIBBEAN
EAST COAST
Sunoco Philadelphia 225.0 Point Breeze Hydrotreater re- Dec 7
started on Dec 7; shut down oc-
curred on Nov. 15, - filing.
Sunoco Philadelphia 335.0 Girard Point Isomerization Unit N/A
PA placed in circulation mode on
Nov. 26 - filing.
GULF COAST
Exxon Beaumont TX 344.0 Operations returned to normal Dec 10
Mobil following a brief sulfur plant
upset on Dec 10. The incident
was expected to have some impact
to production - filing.
Pasadena Pasadena TX 100.0 Coker unit shut on Dec 10 due to N/A
Refining fire. One man injured. Fire con-
tained; cause under investigation.
Total Port Arthur 174.0 Unit 890 shut on Nov. 29; No. N/A
TX 30 coker flare utilized.
MIDWEST
Conoco Roxana, IL 356.0 Coke drum fire and process unit N/A
Phillips upset on Dec 9, a filing to
regulators said. Impact to pro-
duction unclear.
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
Chevron El Segundo 273.0 Refinery has resumed normal op- Dec 7
CA erations following Dec 1 power
snag the co. said on Dec 7.
Tesoro Martinez, CA 166.0 Plant returning to normal opera- Dec 5
tions on Dec 5 following Nov 28
distillation unit shutdown.
PLANNED
CANADA
CARIBBEAN
Hovensa St. Croix 350.0 Planned maintenance and capital Dec 6
project concluded, the co.
said on Dec 6.
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; Marcus Hook shut 2012
Dec. 1 ahead of schedule
due to poor refining econo-
mics. Phila. to shut in July.
GULF COAST
Conoco Belle Chasse 247.0 Refinery up for sale a
Phillips LA Nov. 29 Bloomberg News
report said.
Conoco Sweeny, TX 247.0 Excess opacity reported on Dec N/A
Phillips 9; company said planned work
under way but didn't provide
details.
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.
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
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 Planned flaring event will be-
CA on Nov. 29 through Dec 1. Could
be associated with FCCU restart.
4 weeks of maintenance at FCCU Early
beginning late Oct. seen ending Dec
in December, sources said on Nov.
18.
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.