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. Suncor Energy Inc. (SU, SU.T) said Monday that an upgrader damaged in an October fire has been is back to normal rates. BP PLC (BP) reported that ultraformer #4 resumed production Sunday after a planned turnaround, according to an environmental filing. Motiva Enterprises LLC's Port Arthur, Texas refinery reported a snag at its fluid catayltic cracking unit over the weekend, according to an environmental filing. Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) reported late Friday that operations of a catalytic reformer at its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery were "upset," according to an environmental filing. Citgo Corp. restarted an alkylation unit Thursday at its Corpus Christi, Texas, oil refinery that had been shut July 19 by a near-fatal explosion. For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using the code N/REF. Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart (in 000s bbl/day) UNPLANNED CANADA Suncor Alberta One of two oil sands up- n/a graders is back to normal rates, co said Nov. 2 following a minor fire on Oct 12. Suncor Sarnia 85.0 Hydrocracker unit shut Oct n/a Ontario 11 due to fire at associated compressor; no restart esti- mate available. EAST COAST Conoco Linden 238.0 Officials consider run cuts n/a N.J. due to slack demand, a per- son familiar with operations said on July 17. CARIBBEAN CPC Bayamon 48.0 Explosion, fire at facility n/a Puerto Rico early on Oct. 23. 11 out of 30 storage tanks exploded. Hovensa St. Croix 500.00 Shuts FCCU unit for repairs. Nov. 6 GULF COAST BP Texas City 455.8 SRU hit snag Oct. 26, back to normal Oct. 27 Co. restarts Ultraformer #4 Nov. 1 Citgo Corpus 163.0 Alkylation unit shut July 19 end-Oct Christi, TX by near-fatal explosion to return to service by end-Oct. The restart was delayed from early-Oct due to safety issues. FCCU, restarted Oct. 29 Motiva Port Arthur 285.0 FCCU hits snag on Oct. 31. TX Valero Corpus 142.0 Restarting West Plant Hydrocracker unit Oct. 25 that was shut Oct. 7 due to small fire. An SMR unit was shut for maintenance after the fire; restart Oct. 10. West Plant stabilizer tower shut for maintenance Oct. 26-27. Restarting East Plant's Tank 79 on Oct. 9. Valero Texas City 199.5 Experienced flaring at Complex 1 tower on Oct. 23. Shut the FCCU Oct. 25 to repair a slide valve; no restart estimate Total Port Arthur 232.0 Operations being restored TX on Oct. 22 following plant wide power failure earlier in the day. A fire occurred in a heavy oil n/a line between the crude unit and the tank farm on Oct 13 during the restart of several process units that were knocked off-line earlier that day by a power snag. Identifying a leaky exchanger that is causing a cooling tower Oct. 26. Co. restarts 3 units Oct. 29, after brief shutodwn. Chevron Pascagoula, 330.0 A blown cap as plant prepared to MS to transfer molten sulfur to a barge released the compound into the water Oct. 25. MIDWEST ROCKY MOUNTAINS Exxon Billings, MT 60.0 Operations returned to normal after a brief power outage hit the area Oct. 23. Conoco Billings, MT 58.0 A brief area power outage Oct. 23 impacted operations, local reports. CHS Laurel, MT 55.0 Operations returned to normal after a brief power outage Oct. 23. WEST COAST Chevron El Segundo 274.0 Reported flaring at hydrocracker CA site on Oct. 24. A brief period of flaring n/a on Oct 14 is reported to state regulators. Filing lists cause as "breakdown." PLANNED CANADA CARIBBEAN Valero Aruba 235.0 The refinery that was shut in June for 2-3 months for economic reasons is being closed indefinitely. EAST COAST Sunoco Westville, NJ 145.0 Idling all refining Mid-Nov operations indefinitely due to poor economics, Co. said Oct. 6. It will take 4-6 weeks to work through crude stocks to shut down. Reformer unit shut in Girard n/a Point section in early Oct for economic reasons. Shutdown to last 1-6 months. Valero Delaware City 210.0 Coker Unit shut Oct 3-4 and n/a DE related gasifier unit to shut within a few days for economic reasons. Maintenance at 80,000-b/d FCCU/akly delayed to Nov./Dec. Entire plant to be shut down. Western Yorktown 64.5 Planned work scheduled 1Q 2010. Va. GULF COAST Alon Krotz Springs 80.0 Plantwide turnaround starts Jan. LA. Jan. 1 to last 21 days. 21/22 Chevron Pascagoula, 330.0 Pre-commercial heavy oil 2010 Miss. conversion project delayed from 2008 to 2010 due to economic factors. Conoco Borger, TX 146.0 Unidentified units shut for planned turnaround, Co. said Oct. 9. No further details. Shut amine unit for planned Oct. 24 maintenance Oct. 9-24. Conoco Sweeny, TX 247.0 Six weeks of turnaround work Oct 30 starts Sept. 14 at Units 14, 9, 38 and 27, which is an FCCU. Tail gas incinerator shut during Nov. 1 fall turnaround Sept. 30 Exxon Baytown 572.5 FCCU No. 3 shut Sep 15. for TX planned maintenance. 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, as of end April. New units expected start up in 4Q 2009. Motiva Port Arthur 285.0 Expansion project to increase 1Q TX throughput capacity by 325,000 2012 b/d, to 610,000-b/d, slowed. Completion now seen 1Q 2012, from 2010. Shell Deer Park, 340.0 Hydroprocessing unit, cata- Oct 24 lytic cracker unit and alky- lation shut between Oct 1 and Oct 24 for fall turnaround maintenance. 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. 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.
