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.

Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) on Aug. 1 said planned maintenance on several process at its Torrance, Calif., refinery had been completed.

Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) on July 31 said its Benicia, Calif., refinery FCCU will be out of service until mid-August for unplanned repair to an associated compressor.

BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) will shut the largest of three crude units at its Whiting, Indiana, refinery in fourth quarter 2012 as part of its $4 billion upgrade, the company's CFO said on July 31. The upgrade project is expected to be finished in the second half of 2013.

Sunoco Inc. (SUN) on July 31 restarted FCCU 868 in the Point Breeze section of its Philadelphia refinery after 8 days of unplanned maintenance. It wasn't clear if Alkylation unit 869, which was shut on July 22 to repair a leak, would also restart, a person familiar with operations at the plant said.

Valero Energy on July 31 said eight weeks of maintenance is planned at its Houston Refinery's FCCU in September 2012.

Citgo on July 30 said the FCCU at its Lemont, Ill., refinery would return to service within the week. It was shut on July 28 for unplanned maintenance.

A coker at BP's 336,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Whiting, Indiana, was still out of service on July 27; the unit was taken down July 23, during a small fire at the facility.

Planned flaring through July 28 at ExxonMobil's (XOM) 151,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Torrance, Calif., signals the restart of various units, according to traders doing business with the refinery. Several units, including a coker and hydrotreater, had been under going maintenance since early June.

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   Phila. PA     330.0  868 FCCU in restart on July 31, 
                              a person familiar with ops at 
                              the plant said. Not clear if 869 
                              Alkylation unit will restart. 
                              Both were shut for repair on 
                              July 22/23. 
 
MIDWEST 
 
GULF COAST 
 
Motiva   Port Arthur   600.0  Newly commissioned 325,000-b/d     Early 
         TX                   CDU was shut by a small fire       2013 
                              over the Jun 9-10 weekend. Re- 
                              start seen in early 2013; lengthy 
                              repairs needed to correct cor- 
                              rosive issue at new equipment. 
 
MIDWEST 
 
Citgo    Lemont, IL    167.0  FCCU seen restarting within the    July 
                              week starting July 29; it was      30- 
                              shut on July 28 for repair, the    Aug 3. 
                              Co. said on July 30. 
 
                              Refinery operations are being 
                              affected by Enbridge crude oil 
                              pipeline shutdown since July 27, 
                              the Co. said on July 30. 
 
ROCKIES 
 
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 
 
Valero   Aruba                Refinery still up for sale, the 
                              Co. said on July 31. 
 
EAST COAST 
 
Monroe   Trainer, PA   185.0  Delta Airlines subsidiary buys     Late 
Energy                        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 
 
 
Valero   McKee    TX   170.0  Expansion project announced 
                              March 2011 to increase crude oil 
                              throughput by 25,000 b/d to 
                              195,000 b/d. 
 
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-     Late 
         TX                   ceed and be completed in late      2012 
                              2012. 
 
MIDWEST 
 
BP       Whiting, IN   336.0  Largest of 3 CDUs will shut in     2nd- 
                              4Q 2012 for expansion project,     Half 
                              the Co. said July 31. Project      2013 
                              completion set 2nd-half 3013. 
 
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  30-day maintenance will begin      Sept 
Energy                        in Sept. the Co. said on July 24.  2012 
                              Scope of work not disclosed. 
 
                              15-day maintenance planned at      4Q 
                              diesel hydrotreater; 29-days at    2012 
                              aromatics unit, set for 4Q 2012, 
                              the Co. said 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. 
 
Tesoro   Mandan, ND     58.0  Total crude-oil processing capa-   2nd Q 
                              city to increase by 17% to         2012 
                              68,000-b/d by 2nd quarter 2012. 
 
ROCKIES 
 
WEST COAST 
 
Exxon    Torrance      155.0  Units shut for planned mainte-     Aug 1 
Mobil    CA                   nance on June 4 were restarted, 
                              and the refinery was at normal 
                              rates, the Co. said on Aug. 1. 
 
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