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.
Motiva Enterprises LLC on June 6 said planned maintenance on a
delayed coker unit's gas recovery system at its Port Arthur, Texas,
refinery under way since June 3 resulted in flaring. A filing to
environmental regulators made available on June 5 didn't specify
whether the work was planned or unplanned. It did say operations
were slowed to stabilize the unit and to minimize flaring. The
current status of operations isn't clear.
CVR Refining LP said unplanned sulfur recovery unit maintenance
on June 5 at its Wynnewood, Okla., Refinery resulted in flaring an
emission of hydrogen sulfide, according to a filing to the U.S.
National Response Center. The report didn't specify whether the
work was impacting production at the 70,000-barrels-a-day
refinery.
Tesoro Corp. (TSO) on June 2 reported the start-up of a H2SO4
Plant at its Golden Eagle Refinery in Martinez, Calif. to state
environmental regulators. It wasn't clear when the unit was taken
out of service or whether it had an impact to production.
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 June 2 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 May 30 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.
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
CVR Wynnewood 77.0 Unplanned SRU maintenance on
Refining OK June 5 results in emission of
hydrogen sulfide and flaring.
Impact to production not known.
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. (The plant is
under going planned maintenance.)
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.
Motiva Port Arthur 600.0 Planned work at DCU1 gas re-
TX covery system, under way since
June 3 resulted in flaring.
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 on
May 2.
Tesoro Martinez 166.0 H2SO4 Plant restarted on June 2. June 2
Corp. CA Unclear when the unit shutdown or
whether it had an impact to pro-
duction.
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