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.
BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) said Feb. 29 it will idle operations at its
Cherry Point refinery in Ferndale, Wash., through April as the
company performs maintenance in the aftermath of a Feb. 17 fire at
the plant.
HollyFrontier (HFC) said Feb. 28 that first-quarter crude rates
at its Artesia, N.M., refinery as it performs maintenance on
hydrotreaters. The company will also perform a turnaround at the
alkylation unit at its 135,000 barrel-a-day refinery in El Dorado,
Kan., during the first quarter.
Chevron Corp. (CVX) reported "low feed rates" and "unstability"
Feb. 27 at its refinery in Richmond, Calif., according to a
government document made public the following day. A Chevron
spokesman declined to comment except that supply to customers was
not interrupted.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) reported a planned unit startup and
"an unexpected trip" at its refiery in Benicia, Calif., according
to a government filing made public Feb. 24. The events occurred on
Feb. 22 and Feb. 23, according to Valero's filing with the
California Emergency Management Agency.
Tesoro Cop. (TSO) returned its 58,000 barrel-a-day refinery in
Salt Lake City, Utah, to normal operating rates after a small fire
early Feb. 17 resulted in the shut down of a crude unit.
Hovensa L.L.C. on Feb. 21 said the shutdown of its
350,000-barrel-a-day refinery on the US Virgin Island of St. Croix
had been completed. The complex will be operated as an oil storage
terminal going forward.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) said Feb. 21 that the coker and crude
distillation units at its refinery in Wilmington, Calif., were at
planned operating rates after coming down for maintenance in
mid-January. Other units at the 135,000 barrel-a-day refinery were
at various stages of the restart process, Valero spokesman
said.
ConocoPhillips (COP) reported a plant upset Feb. 17 at its
240,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Westlake, La., according to a
government filing. A company spokesman declined comment.
A platformer/reformer at North Atlantic Refining's 115,000
barrel-a-day refinery in Come By Chance, Newfoundland, Canada, has
been returned to service after coming off line on Feb. 8, due to a
brief fire, according to company spokeswoman Gloria Slade.
Alon USA's 67,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Big Spring, Texas,
suffered another cooling tower leak on Feb. 14, resulting in the
shutdown of the aromex unit until further notice, according to the
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality.
ConocoPhillips (COP) is planning maintenance at it's 120,000
barrel-a-day refinery in Rodeo, Calif., according to the California
Hazardous Materials Spill Report. The shutdown of the hydrogen unit
was effective Feb. 16, and will last for approximately five weeks,
according to local regulators.
A fluid catalytic cracker at Motiva's 325,000 barrel-a-day
refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, was restarted on Feb. 16 and should
be in full production within seven days, according to a filing to
the Texas State environmental regulators. The unit experienced a
power disruption on Feb. 8.
A key gasoline producing unit was taken off line on a planned
basis at ExxonMobil's 345,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Beaumont,
Texas, on Feb. 15, according to company spokeswoman Kathleen
Jackson. Some impact to production will be evident, Jackson
said.
Extensive planned maintenance on a crude unit, fluid catalytic
cracker, and reformer still continues at Tesoro's 165,000
barrel-a-day refinery in the San Francico Bay Area after 45 days of
work. Traders and marketers familiar with the facility on Feb. 16
said they believe work will be completed in short order, but Tesoro
wouldn't comment.
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
Sunoco Philadelphia 330.0 Hydrotreater shut Dec 15 for
PA maintenance; restart timing not
known. Traders say unit remains
shuttered on Jan 10.
Hess Port Reading, 70.0 FCCU at planned rates on Feb. 19
NJ after maintenance.
GULF COAST
Flint Corpus 300.0 Alkylation unit shut on Feb 1
Hills Christi, TX to facilitate repair at asso-
ciated tower. It will restart
as soon as possible.
Motiva Port Arthur 600.0 Partial power failure on Feb 7
impacted operations at FCCU,
Alkylation Unit, hydrocracking
unit -filing.
Pasadena Pasadena TX 100.0 Coker unit damanged by Dec 10 N/A
Refining fire. Fire contained; no other
units affected, the co. said
on Dec. 12. On Jan 27, the co.
said there was no change since
the Dec. 12 statement; no re-
start timing.
MIDWEST
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Tesoro Anacortes 120.0 An unspecified unit, or units,
WA are in the process of restart-
ing on Feb 3 after shutting
briefly the day before.
BP Ferndale, Refinery idled after Feb. 17
WA fire at crude unit.
PLANNED
CANADA
Husky Saskatchewan 21-days maintenance set in 1stH
Upgrader first half 2012 at hydrogen 2012
plant, the co. said on Feb 9.
Husky Saskatchewan Major turnaround to take place Spring
Refinery in spring of 2013. Plant-wide 2013
shutdown for inspection and
equipment repairs.
CARIBBEAN
HOVENSA St. Croix 350.0 Refinery shutdown completed, the
co. said on Feb. 21. The facility Feb. 21
will be operated as a products
storage terminal.
Valero Aruba 235.0 Crude throughput rates cut by an
unspecified amount for the past
several weeks due to economics
co. said on Jan 9.
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
BP Texas City 406.6 FCCU and Alkylation unit routine
TX maintenance that began earlier in
Jan continues, a person familiar
with the refinery said on Feb 8.
Restart estimate not available.
Citgo Corpus 157.0 East Plant crude unit turnaround Jan 31
Christi, TX concluded; plant back at normal
rates, to Co. said on Jan 31.
The maintenance got under way on
Jan 10.
Conoco Belle Chasse 247.0 Refinery up for sale a
Phillips LA Nov. 29 Bloomberg News
report said.
Conoco Westlake, LA 239.4 Planned maintenance currently
Phillips under way at unspecified unit(s)
the co. said on Jan 10; no other
details provided.
2012
Exxon Baytown 560.6 Two months turnaround work got Feb
Mobil TX under way on Feb. 1 at an alky- 24
lation unit and FCCU.
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.
Valero McKee TX 170.0 5 week FCCU turnaround set for
March, 2012, the co. said 1/31.
Vacuum unit turnaround planned in
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 Meraux, LA 135.0 FCCU will be shuttered during
alkylation unit turnaround main-
tenance that began wk of Jan 2
the co. said on Jan 9.
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 Co. on Jan. 31 said 10-weeks of April
planned crude/coker unit mainte- 2012
will get under way in Feb.
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 Final phase of turnaround work Q1
KS will begin Feb 28 at crude unit 2012
No. 2, coker, vacuum unit No. 2,
hydrotreater for 4-5 weeks. First
two phases 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 at diesel 4Q
Energy hydrotreater; 29-day at aromatics 2012
unit set for 4Q 2012, the co.
on Feb 9.
New 20,000-b/d kerosene hydro- 1stH
treater will start up in 1st 2013
half 2013, to co. said on Feb 9,
2012.
45-days of major turnaround sched-
uled in 2014; 70% of units involved.
Remaining 30% will under go major
turnaround in 2015, the co. said
on Feb 9, 2012.
Husky Toledo, OH 140.0 Minor turnaround planned in mid-
Energy 2012; the partial outage will
last about 21 days, the co. said
on Feb. 9.
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.
ROCKIES
Sinclair Sinclair, WY 80.0 Long-term upgrade project com- Jan
pleted, the Co. said on Jan 25. 2012
Throughput increased to 80K-b/d,
coker unit and sulfur plant added
and hydrocracker rate increased.
WEST COAST
Alon Bakersfield 14.5 Refining operations halted for
CA at least one month for econo-
mic reasons, a local news re-
port said on Jan 15.
BP Carson, CA 265.0 Planned flaring extended through
Feb 7; a Jan 30 filing to regula-
tors said. A previous filing said
the flaring began on Jan 23.
Conoco Carson, CA 139.0 Maintenance work under way at
Wilmington Carson plant, the Co. said on
Jan 27; no details were pro-
vided.
Tesoro West Coast N/A Q4 2011 maintenance at West
Coast refineries delayed until
2012. Further details not pro
vided.
Valero Wilmington, 150.0 CDU and coker at planned rates as of
Feb. 21. Other units to follow.