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.
Shell Oil (RDSB) Monday restarted Hydrodesulfurization 2 Unit at
its Deer Park, Texas, refinery following planned catalyst change
and maintenance, a filing to Texas state environmenatl regulators
said. The unit was taken out of service to facilitate the work on
January 13.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using
the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
Korean Newfoundland 115.0 Hydrocracker was shut Jan. 7
National after a brief fire broke out in
Co. the stripper tower. No word on
when it will restart, the co.
said on Jan. 12.
EAST COAST
CARIBBEAN
GULF COAST
BP Texas City 455.0 Restarts ultracracker after Jan. 20
TX 1-day shut down
Exxon Baytown 572.5 Brief power outage Jan. 20
TX
Valero Corpus 315.0 Coker restarted at East Plant
Christi, TX Jan. 18
Citgo Corpus 163.0 Platformer reactor was shut after
Christi,TX a brief fire Dec. 30. No injuries.
Co. still assessing damages.
Motiva Port Arthur 285.0 FCCU went offline Jan. 8 after
TX a transmitter in a boiler failed,
allowing water into the high-
pressuer unit. The FCCU's wet gas
compressor and lift air blower
units tripped. The unit was put
into circulation.
Shell Deer Park 340.0 Hydrodesulfurization 2 Unit re- Jan. 25
TX started Jan. 25 following cata-
lyst change and maintenance that
began on Jan. 13.
MIDWEST
Husky Lima, OH 160.0 Refinery was being returned to
normal operations after a minor
fire damaged isocracker Nov. 21,
Co. said Jan. 7. Plant is running
at a reduced rate of 140,000 b/d.
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Holly Artesia, 100.0 A fire erupted Jan. 18 at crude early
N.M. unit; restart seen in 3 weeks. Feb.
WEST COAST
PLANNED
CANADA
Shell Montreal 130.0 The refinery will be converted
Quebec into a fuel terminal, Co. said
Jan. 7. No timeline provided.
CARIBBEAN
Hovensa St. Croix 500.0 150,000 bbl/d FCCU shut early
Jan. 20 for turnaround. March
Valero Aruba 235.0 The plant, which
was shut in June for 2-3
months for economic reasons was
closed indefinitely in Nov.
EAST COAST
Sunoco Westville 145.0 Idling all Eagle Point refin- Mid-Nov
NJ ing operations indefinitely due
to poor economics, Co. said
Oct. 6.
Reformer unit shut in Girard n/a
Point section in early Oct
for economic reasons. Shutdown
to last 1-6 months.
Valero Delaware 210.0 Plant to be permanently shut due
City, DE to poor economics, announced
Nov. 20. Delaware Official said
it would be shut on Nov. 22.
The plant's production units will
be dismantled and disposed of in
coming months, Co. said Dec. 23.
Valero Paulsboro 185.0 Refinery will operate during Dec. 14-21
NJ FCCU work that began on Nov.
Nov. 28-29. The entire refinery
was scheduled to shut during the
work; the Co. also shortened the
duration of the FCCU work to 2-3
weeks from 6 on Dec. 3.
Conoco Linden, NJ 238.0 The Bayway refinery is undergoing
planned maintenance, Co. said Jan.7.
No details regarding unit(s) or
duration provided.
Western Yorktown 64.5 Planned work scheduled 3Q 2010.
Va.
GULF COAST
Chevron Pascagoula 330.0 Pre-commercial heavy oil 2010
Miss. conversion project delayed
from 2008 to 2010 due to
economic factors.
Conoco Sweeny, TX 247.0 Unit 3 shut to connect an Jan. 18
emission control device (wet
gas scrubber), which will not
affect refining operations,
a Jan. 4 filing stated.
Flint Corpus 288.1 $250 mln project for new Spring
Hills Christi, TX diesel desulfurization, 2010
sulfur recovery unit to begin
in Fall 2008. Construction
to last 18 months.
Marathon Garyville 245.0 Project to increase crude oil
LA refining capacity by 180,000-
b/d completed on schedule and
new units were being integrated,
company said Jan. 8. Entire
plant reaches full capacity 2Q'10,
Co. said previously.
Planned turnaround at plant
is expected to start and end
in Jan. 2010, Co. said Jan. 8.
Motiva Port Arthur 285.0 Expansion project to increase 1Q