economic factors.
Exxon Baytown, TX 567.0 FCCU No. 3 boiler shut n/a
for planned work July 10;
the work will have no impact
on the company's ability to
supply customers.
Flint Corpus 288.1 $250 mln project for new Spr
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 4Q
LA refining capacity by 180,000- 2009
b/d 85% complete, the co. said
on Apr. 30. New units expected
start up in 4th-quarter, 2009.
Motiva Port Arthur 285.0 Expansion project to increase 1st-Q
TX throughput capacity by 325,000 2012
b/d, to 610,000-b/d, slowed.
Completion now seen in 1st-
quarter 2012, from 2010.
Total Port Arthur Work to replace blower and Aug 5
motor controls at Unit 819,
a sulfur recovery unit starts
July 26 for 10 days.
Valero Corpus 340.0 Coker Unit shutdown for econo- n/a
Christi, TX mic reasons and planned work;
delayed to June 19 from June
12. The 20,000-b/d unit will
remain off-line through July
but could restart at any time
if margins improve, the Co.
said.
20,000-b/d FCCU in East n/a
Plant shut; West Plant
50,000-b/d FCCU at reduced
rates since mid-Dec. for
economic reasons.
Valero Norco, LA 250.0 Upgrade project to build 2012
a new diesel hydrotreater
unit moved from 2010 to
4th-quarter 2012, the Co.
said on Jan. 27.
Valero Port Arthur 325.0 77,000-b/d FCCU at reduced n/a
TX rates since mid-Dec. for
economic reasons.
Valero Norco, LA Turnaround at coker unit 1/Q
delayed until the first 2010
quarter of 2010 from fourth
quarter 2009, the Co. said
on Apr. 28.
Valero Sunray, TX 170.0 55,000-b/d FCCU at reduced n/a
rates since mid-Dec. for
economic reasons.
Valero Three Rivers 95.0 24,000-b/d FCCU at reduced n/a
TX rates since mid-Dec. for
economic reasons.
Plant-wide 24-day turnaround Sep
to begin in Sept., the Co.
said on Apr. 28 and again on
July 28.
WEstern El Paso 122.0 Planned work scheduled for 1Q
2010.
MID-WEST
Frontier El Dorado 130.0 FCCU and hydrotreater will be Nov
KS shut in Oct. for turnaround
maintenance that takes place
every four years.
A coker turnaround and expan- Mid-
sion project was delayed until Aug.
Mid-July, and subsequently
delayed until August.
Marathon Detroit, MI 102.0 Co. pushes back finish date Late 2012.
for heavy oil project.
Sunoco Toledo, OH 160.0 Planned work to last from
early Aug. to mid-Sept.
Valero Memphis, TN 195.0 FCCU upgrade originally slated 2012
for completion in 2009 has been
shifted to 2012, the Co. said
on Jan. 27.
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Conoco Billings, 61.0 On Mar. 5 the Co. delayed for Jan.
MT one year an expansion project 2010
which will increase capacity
to 71,000 bbls. Construction of
a new crude unit is now scheduled
to begin in January 2010.
Frontier Cheyenne 52.0 The refinery is operating at n/a
WY reduced rates for economic
reasons.
WEST COAST
Alon Paramount 55.0 Hydrocracker project post-
CA poned indefinitely, the Co.
said on Feb. 4
Alon Krotz Springs 80.0 Plantwide turnaround starts Jan. 21/22
La. Jan. 1 last 21 days.
Chevron Richmond, 243.0 Hydrocracking Unit and re- Jun 27
CA former shut May 28 for 30-
days planned maintenance.
Conoco Rodeo, CA 120.0 New hydrocracker unit will Q3 2009
start up in Q3 2009, the
co. said on July 29.
Judge halts construction on
expansion project July 1.
Exxon Torrance 155.0 The process of restarting a Aug 1
Mobil CA process unit may begin on
July 26; the unit was not
identified. (See below) The
process will be concluded
by Aug. 1, the Co. said.
Maintenance will begin in July July
at one of two 26,000-b/d coker
units, traders said on May 22.
Work began July 7, on SRU
Hydrogen Unit. Restarted Aug. 5., co said.
Flint North Pole 210.0 One of three processing n/a
Hills AK units has been shut due
to low jet fuel demand,
the co. confirmed on Mar.
19.
Shell Martinez 155.0 Crude Unit and Coker Unit Aug 15
CA to shut for planned main-
tenance on July 10; re-
start seen Aug. 15.
Tesoro Wilmington, 97.0 39-days of turnaround main-
CA tenance is planned for
fourth-quarter 2009.
Tesoro Wilmington, 97.0 39-days of turnaround main-
CA tenance is planned for
fourth-quarter 2009.
Valero Benicia, 144.0 Hydrocracker shut for Aug. 14, 15.
Ca. brief planned repair.