Refinery Status: Valero Shuts Houston Refinery -2-
September 21 2012 - 4:51PM
Dow Jones News
BP Cherry Pt 226.0 Hydrotreater operations upset
WA occurred on Sep 13.
Chevron Richmond, 245.0 Heat exchanger hydrogen leak
CA reported on Sep 15; impact on
operations unclear.
CDU No. 4 is shut after Aug 6
fire. Most other process units
continue to operate, the co.
said, although gasoline production
was reduced by an unspecified
amount, a Sep 12 DJ report said.
No restart estimate.
Exxon Torrance 155.0 Unplanned flaring reported to
Mobil CA regulators on Sep 13. Unit(s)
involved not specified.
Phillips Wilmington/ 140.0 Some units have returned to ser-
66 Carson, CA vice and the entire plant will
be fully operational by Sep 22,
the co. said on Sep 20.
Record heat and a power outage
on Sep 15 forced plantwide shut-
down, a report to regulators said.
Restart expected by end of week.
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
Valero Aruba Refinery still up for sale, the
Co. said on July 31, 2012.
EAST COAST
Monroe Trainer, PA 185.0 Some units will restart Sep 8-9;
Energy full ops expected by month's end
the co. said on Sep 6.
Delta Airlines subsidiary buys Late
refinery in April, plans turn- Summer
around through summer. Startup 2012
planned in late summer 2012.
Sunoco Philadelphia 335.0 Energy Partners buys Sunoco Inc.; 4Q
PA deal to close 4Q 2012. 2012
Sunoco Marcus Hook 190.0 Marcus Hook shut Dec. 1 ahead of
schedule due to poor refining
economics.
GULF COAST
Valero Houston, TX 160.0 Eight weeks of maintenance set Oct/Nov
to begin in Sept. 2012 at FCCU. 2012
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