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 doesn't purport to be a comprehensive list.

Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) on June 3 said some units at its Jean Gaulin refinery in Quebec, Canada, have begun the restart process following nine weeks of plant-wide turnaround maintenance. It will be another several days before the refinery is back at planned rates.

CHS Inc.'s (CHSCP) oil refinery in Laurel, Montana, has been undergoing major turnaround maintenance since earlier this spring, a report on Sunday in the local Billings Gazette newspaper said. The scope of the turnaround wasn't detailed but information submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality said the project involves major renovations to several processing units and that the project will enable the refinery to refine a higher percentage of diesel fuel and a lower percentage of gasoline, the Gazette story said.

Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) on Thursday said its Torrance, Calif., refinery was working to normalize operations following a disruption in power supplied to the refinery by an external provider. The incident resulted in emissions and unplanned flaring. The status of operations at the plant wasn't clear since the company in early-May said the refinery would conduct "several weeks" of planned maintenance at several process units.

Citgo Petroleum Corp. on Wednesday said a compressor at its refinery in Lemont, Ill., had recently returned to service after completion of planned repairs. The work, underway since May 20, wasn't expected to affect production levels, the company said at that time.

Phillips 66 (PSX) on Wednesday 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.

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 
 
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 
Frontier 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 un- 
                              clear. 
 
ROCKIES 
 
WEST COAST 
 
Exxon    Torrance      150.0  Refinery normalizing operations 
Mobil    CA                   on May 30 after a power interrup- 
                              tion the same day. 
 
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  Refinery begins restart on June    June 3 
Energy                        3 following nine weeks of plant- 
                              wide turnaround maintenance, the 
                              co. said. It will be another 
                              several days for the refinery to 
                              reach planned rates. 
 
 
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 
 
CHS      Laurel         55.0  Refinery undergoing major turn- 
Inc.     MT                   around maintenance since earlier 
                              this spring. Completion date not 
                              known. 
 
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. 
 

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