The following table lists planned and unplanned production
outages at U.S. refineries as reported by Dow Jones Newswires. The
information is compiled from both official and unofficial refining
sources and does not purport to be a comprehensive list.
Citgo Petroleum Corp. on May 29 said a compressor at its
refinery in Lemont, Ill., had recently returned to service after
completion of planned repairs. The work, under way since May 20,
wasn't expected to affect production levels, the company said at
that time.
Phillips 66 (PSX) on May 29 said a furnace problem at its Sweeny
Refinery in Old Ocean, Texas, caused Unit 35, previously identified
as an Aromatics Unit, to shut down in its report to Texas state
environmental regulators. The emissions event lasted just under 12
hours, the filing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
said.
Phillips 66 (PSX) said a process leak on a hydrocracker unit at
its Wood River Refinery in Roxana, Illinois, on May 28, resulted in
an 11.5 hour release of hydrogen sulfide and flaring, a filing to
regulators said. The current status of operations at the unit
wasn't specified.
Tesoro Corp. (TSO) reported the May 25 startup of an unspecified
major processing unit at its Golden Eagle Refinery in Martinez,
Calif., to state environmental regulators. The filing was made
available on May 28. It wasn't clear if the restart was associated
with partial, brief power outage on May 16; four major process
units affected by it were in restart on May 17, the company
said.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) on May 24 reported maintenance on soot
blowers at its McKee Refinery in Sunray, Texas, to state
environmental regulators. The work was expected to last through the
weekend and had no material effect on production, a company
spokesman said on May 28.
A leak was discovered on May 22 in a process pipe at Exxon Mobil
Corp. (XOM) Baton Rouge, La., refinery, the company reported.
Motiva Enterprises LLC said May 22 that it is conducting
scheduled maintenance at its Norco Manufacturing Complex in Norco,
La. The company declined to say which units were affected. A notice
on a parish website said noise and steam related to the work would
continue for two days.
Exxon Mobil on May 22 reported that a safety valve relieved
during a hydrogen compressor shutdown at its Baytown, Texas,
facility Tuesday, resulting in flaring.
Western Refining Inc. (WNR) on May 22 said the key
gasoline-producing fluid catalytic cracking unit at its refinery in
El Paso, Texas, had resumed normal operations following a recent
restart. The unit was taken out of service May 19, traders doing
business in the region said.
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
GULF COAST
Exxon Baytown, 560.5 Flaring during hydrogen compressor
TX shutdown May 21.
Baton Rouge, 502.5 Leak in process pipe reported May 22
LA
Phillips Sweeny, 247.0 Unit 35, an aromatics unit, shut
66 TX on May 29 due to a furnace pro-
blem.
MIDWEST
Holly El Dorado,KS 135.0 Problems in FCCU will result in May 25
Cheyenne, WY about 10 days of down time, the
company said May 15.
Phillips Roxana, 328.0 Process leak at hydrocracker unit
66 IL reported to state regulators on
May 28. Status of operations unclear.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Tesoso Martinez, 166.0 Major process unit restarted on
Corp. CA May 25. Not clear if the restart
was associated with May 16 par-
tial, brief power outage. Four
major units affected then were
in restart on May 17.
PLANNED
CANADA
Husky Saskatchewan Major turnaround to take place Spring
Energy in spring of 2013. Plant-wide 2013
shutdown is planned for in-
spection and equipment repairs.
Valero Quebec 100.0 Plant-wide shutdown for turn- June
Energy around work will begin in April 2013
and continue for nine weeks.
CARIBBEAN
Valero Aruba Refinery will be converted to a
terminal while the company con-
tinues to seek a buyer.
EAST COAST
PBF Delaware 182.2 Work will be done on fluid coker 4Q
Energy City, DE during the 4Q 2013. 2013
Paulsboro, 160.0 Crude unit maintenance in 4Q 4Q
N.J. 2013. 2013
GULF COAST
Motiva Norco, LA 233.5 Planed work under way at manu-
facturing complex, company said
on May 22. Units not specified.
Valero Sunray, 170.0 Maintenance on soot blowers under
Energy TX way, the company said on May 24. No
material effect on production an-
ticipated.
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, 336.0 Largest of three CDUs shut for Mid-2013
IN replacement, the company said
on Oct. 31 as part of major
expansion project. Completion on
track for the second half of 2013.
Citgo Lemont, 167.0 Compressor back in service on May
IL 29 after completion of repairs
under way since May 20.
Exxon Joliet, 250.0 Planned maintenance under way,
Mobil IL the company said on April 17. All
operating units are involved in
this round of work. No restart
estimate provided.
Husky Lima, 160.0 45 days of major turnaround
OH scheduled in 2014; 70% of units
involved. Remaining 30% will
undergo major turnaround in 2015,
the company said Feb. 9.
Northern St.Paul Pk 84.5 FCCU maintenance is planned in October
Tier MN October for most of the month.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Alon Bakersfield 94.0 Company purchasing asphalt to
Calif. Long Beach supply 2013 asphalt season. Re-
Complex Paramount fining complex operations still
CA suspended. Seeking permit to build
rail line to supply midcontinent
crude, the company said on March 8.
Exxon Torrance, 155.0 Several unspecified process units
CA will be down for planned work for
several weeks, the company said May 2.
Phillips Wilmington 139.0 Planned flaring for two weeks beginning May, 2013
CA May 12.
Tesoro Anacortes, 120.0 Company said May 2 that the re- May 2
Corp. WA finery is resuming normal opera-
tions after planned work on FCCU.
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