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.

A cooling unit malfunction at Citgo's 166,000 barrel-a-day Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery took place the afternoon of July 15, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The event was described as a tube leak adjacent to a fluid catalytic cracker, but it wasn't know to what extent the unit was affected.

Planned maintenance has been completed on a fluid catalytic cracker and a coker at Phillips 66 248,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Sweeny, Texas, according to traders and marketers doing business with the refinery.

A flaring event took place on July 15 at ExxonMobil's 240,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Joliet, Ilinois, according to the National Response Center. The event was caused by the overpressuring of some equipment and lasted for less than one-half hour, the NRC said.

A flaring event is scheduled to take place at ExxonMobil's 152,000 barrel-a-day Torrance, Calif., Refinery from late evening July 15 until midnight July 16, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. A spate of problems have been evident at the refinery this month, resulting in a substantial increase int he spot price of gasoline in the Los Angeles basin.

A flaring event on July 14 at Phillips 66 140,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Wilmington, Calif., signaled the restart of a unit, according to a California Emergency Management Agency Hazardous Materials Spill Report.

A vacuum tower crude unit at Sunoco Inc's 330,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Philadelphia, PA., refinry was restarted on July 11, according to a governmental filing.

Husky Energy Inc. (HUSKF, HSE.T) said on July 11 it had regular maintenance slated to start July 16 at its Lima, Ohio, refinery. The maintenance will have no impact on production, a Husky spokesman said.

PBF Energy's refinery in Delaware City, Del., said an unknown amount of sulfur dioxide was released to the atmosphere late on July 11 due to a flaring event, according to a filing with state regulators.

Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) reported unplanned maintenance July 11 at its refinery in Beaumont, Texas, according to a government filing made public Thursday. The company did not specify which unit was being taken off line.

Phillips 66 (PSX) said it was performing maintenance at its 198,400 barrel-a-day refinery in Ponca City, Okla.. for an unspecified length of time.

Valero Energy (VLO) said on July 10 that it was restarting the FCCU at its Houston refinery.

Tesoro Corp.'s (TSO) refinery in Wilmington, Calif., experienced a problem July 9 with the plant's delayed coking unit, according to a filing with state regulators. Tesoro is investigating the cause of the problem but said it does not expect the supply to be affected.

PBF Energy Inc. reported a failed compressor July 9 at its refinery in Delaware City, Dela., according to a filing with state regulators. The same refinery had reported a tripped compressor on July 5.

Phillips 66 (PSX) said it shut down on July 7 the hydrogen plant at its 139,000 barrel-a-day refinery near Los Angeles for planned maintenance.

CVR Energy Inc. (CVI) said July 6 it was continuing unplanned maintenance at its 54,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Wynnewood, Okla., according to a filing with the National Response Center. The maintenance started around July 3.

Motiva Enterprises LLC reported unspecified equipment failure June 30 at its 235,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Convent, La., according to a public filing.

Chevron reported a unspecified unit shutdown at its 330,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Pascagoula, Miss., on June 30, according to a government filing.

Monroe Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Airlines, will begin an extensive turnaround at it's 185,000 barrel-a-day Trainer refinery near Philadelphia, on July 4, according to trader's familiar with the plants operation. The recently purchased refinery is expected to be running at normal rates by September.

Motiva Enterprises'(RDSA, RDSB) newly-commissioned 325,000-barrels-a-day crude unit at it's Port Arthur, Texas, was taken out of service over the weekend for weeks, if not months, of repairs, a source familiar with operations at the plant said on June 11. The unit was commissioned into service on May 31 and shut on June 4 to repair leaking valves, the same source said at that time.

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) on June 8 told Dow Jones Newswires that planned maintenance was under way at a number of operating units at its refinery in Robinson, Ill. No other details were 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 
 
MIDWEST 
 
Phillips  Ponca City,  198.4  Maintenance being done 
   66       Okla.              on unspecified units. 
 
CVR Energy Wynnewood, 
            Okla. 
GULF COAST 
 
Exxon      Beaumont,   344.5  Unplanned work on unspecified 
 Mobil       Texas            units. 
 
Citgo    Corpus        165.0  Amine system upset on June 8 
         Christi, TX          caused SRU trains to shut down. 
                              No other details provided -Filing 
 
Delek    Tyler, TX      62.0  Malfunction at SRU 1 on Jun 11 
                              reported to regulators. Impact 
                              to operations unclear. 
                              Coker unit compressor upset 
                              resulted in emissions at 
                              FCCU flare on June 8 - filing. 
                              Status of operations unclear. 
 
Motiva   Port Arthur   600.0  Newly commissioned 325,000-b/d 
         TX                   CDU was shut by a small fire 
                              over the Jun 9-10 weekend. Re- 
                              pairs will take several weeks. 
                              The unit was restarting following 
                              a Jun 4 shutdown to repair leak- 
                              ing valves. The unit was commis- 
                              sioned on May 31. 
 
 
MIDWEST 
 
BP       Whiting, IN   405.0  The smallest of 3 CDUs was re- 
                              started over the weekend, a 
                              familiar with the plant said on 
                              Jun 11. It was shut for unplan- 
                              ned work around Jun 1. 
 
Husky    Lima, OH      155.0  Planned maintenace started on July 
                              16. Company said supply will not be 
                              impacted. No finishing date given. 
ROCKIES 
 
Suncor   Commerce      94.0   FCCU down because of problem 
         City, CO.            with compressor. No restart date 
                              given. 
 
WEST COAST 
 
 
PLANNED 
 
CANADA 
 
Husky    Saskatchewan         Major turnaround to take place     Spring 
Refinery                      in spring of 2013. Plant-wide      2013 
                              shutdown for inspection and 
                              equipment repairs. 
 
CARIBBEAN 
 
EAST COAST 
 
Monroe   Trainer, PA   185.0  Delta Airlines subsidiary buys 
Energy                        refinery in April, plans turnaround 
                              through summer. Startup planned in 
                              summer. 
 
PBF      Delaware City 190.0  Planned work currently under way 
Energy   DE                   the co. said on May 7. Scope and 
                              duration not disclosed. 
 
Sunoco   Philadelphia  335.0  Energy Partners buys Sunoco Inc.; 
         PA                   deal to close 4Q 2012. 
 
Sunoco   Marcus Hook   190.0  Marcus Hook shut Dec. 1 ahead of 
                              schedule due to poor refining econo- 
                              economics. 
 
GULF COAST 
 
Flint    Corpus        300.0  Coker unit maintenance combined 
Hills    Christi TX           with hydrocracker unit restart 
                              to cause emissions and flaring 
                              on May 12. 
 
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. 
 
Phillips Belle Chasse  247.0  Refinery up for sale a 
66       LA                   Nov. 29 Bloomberg News 
                              report said. 
 
Valero   McKee    TX   170.0  FCCU in restart after turnaround   May 11 
                              that began on Mar 31 the co. said 
                              on May 11. 
 
                              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  Co. on May 16 said the alky and    June 1 
                              FCCU shut Jan 2 for turnaround 
                              are restarting and at normal rates 
                              by June 1. 
 
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 
 
Citgo    Lemont, IL    167.0  Planned turnaround maintenance 
                              at unspecified units completed 
                              the co. said on June 12. The 
                              turnaround began at the end of 
                              April. 
 
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 
                              scheduled 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-   mid-2012 
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. 
 
ROCKIES 
 
WEST COAST 
 
Alon     Bakersfield    14.5  Hydrocraker Unit to restart        Mid-May 
         CA                   mid-May traders said on May 4. 
 
BP       Carson, CA    265.0  Planned flaring may occur 
                              Jun 8-11; not associated with 
                              equipment breakdown- filing. 
 
Chevron  Richmond      246.0  Source on May 14 said units in-    May 28 
         CA                   volved in May 12 planned shutdown 
                              include FCCU and hydrotreater. 
                              Work to last for two weeks. 
 
Exxon    Torrance      155.0  Several units will be shut for 
Mobil    CA                   planned maintenance, including 
                              hydrogen, coker and pretreater 
                              starting June 4. Work will take 
                              several weeks to complete, the 
                              co. said on June 4. 
 
Shell    Martinez      156.4  Scheduled work (unspecified) 
         CA                   is underway, the co. said on 
                              Apr 27. Traders said crude and 
                              coker unit involved; end date 
                              not provided. 
 
Tesoro   Martinez      166.0  Hydrocracker has been shut for     May 11- 
         CA                   two weeks of maintenance, traders      13 
                              said on May 2. 
 
Tesoro   Wilmington     97.0  Planned maintenance underway at 
         CA                   unspecified units, the co. said 
                              on June 6. No restart estimate. 
 
 
 

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