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.

Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) reported flaring at its Martinez, Calif refinery due to an unspecified unit upset June 27.

Citgo Petroleum Corp. said June 27 that its Lemont, Ill., refinery has resolved "support system disruptions" it experienced during storms, with no production impact.

Alon USA Energy reported maintenance being done at its Big Springs, Texas, refinery Thursday in a filing with state regulators. The company reported that it is taking steps to repair a firebox leak and reported emissions from the fluid catalytic cracking unit's boiler.

Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) reported unplanned flaring at its Wilmington, Calif., refinery June 26 due to an issue with the third-party hydrogen plant that supplies the refinery. No material impact to production is expected.

Chevron Corp. (CVX) started up a cogeneration unit at its Richmond, Calif., refinery June 24. A Chevron official said in the filing that there was no emissions impact from the startup.

Tesoro Corp. (TSO) said June 25 that its Martinez, Calif., refinery is operating normally. The company reported a major unit startup at the facility June 23.

Chevron Corp. (CVX) reported that its Richmond, Calif., refinery experienced at least 10 minutes of flaring June 21 caused by swapping hydrogen compressors.

The reconfigured CDU at BP PLC's (BP, BR.LN) Whiting, Ind., refinery is in the process of restarting, a person familiar with the refinery's operation said June 24.

Phillips 66 (PSX) said June 24 that it was restarting its Arroyo Grande, Calif., facility after it was temporarily shut down June 23 due to a regional power outage. The restart may take several days, the company said.

Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) reported a flaring event at its Joliet, Ill., refinery June 22 due to an electric failure on two G40 pumps.

Flint Hills Resources reported that its Rosemount, Minn., refinery lost power during a storm June 21.

Tesoro Corp. (TSO) reported that its Martinez, Calif., refinery experienced a brief power outage June 19. The company said June 21 that operations at the plant were normal.

Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) shut down the crude-distillation unit at its refinery in Torrance, Calif., for unplanned maintenance, the company said June 20. The company didn't say how long maintenance was expected to last.

Motiva Enterprises LLC shut down a production unit at its refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, on June 14 after discovering a possible leak, according to a government filing.

Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. (COS.T, COSWF) said June 10 that Syncrude Canada Ltd. advanced 50 days of planned turnaround maintenance on Coker 8-1 at the northern Alberta oil-sands project. The turnaround was scheduled to occur in the second half of 2013 but was advanced because of reduced throughput.

Several units at Marathon Petroleum Corp.'s (MPC) 80,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Texas City, Texas, remained off line June 10 following a leak at the refinery's FCCU, the company said.

Flint Hills Resources on June 7 said a coker unit wet-gas compressor at its Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery's west plant was restarted after tripping offline, according to a report to environmental regulators. Flaring occurred for about 26 minutes, and the coker unit was brought down "to a safe state." It wasn't clear whether the coker unit had been returned to normal operations.

Alon USA Energy, Inc. (ALJ) on June 7 said a reformer unit at its refinery in Krotz Springs, La., was restarted after shutting down for unplanned repairs late in April.

Phillips 66 (PSX) on June 6 said planned work is currently under way at its Wood River Refinery in Roxana, Ill. The company didn't elaborate on the scope of the maintenance, when it began or how long it would continue.

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 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 barrel-a-day refinery.

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Operator   Refinery    Capacity   Description                    Restart 
                       (in 000s 
                       bbl/day) 
UNPLANNED 
 
CANADA 
 
CARIBBEAN 
 
EAST COAST 
 
 
GULF COAST 
 
Alon     Krotz          74.0  Reformer unit restarted on         June 6 
USA      Springs, LA          June 6 following unplanned 
                              shutdown late in April. 
 
         Big      TX    67.0  Reported work on firebox leak 
         Springs              June 27. 
 
Flint    Corpus        300.0  Coker unit wet gas compressor      June 7 
Hills    Christi, TX          restarted after a brief shut- 
                              down on June 7. The coker unit 
                              rate was reduced and it wasn't 
                              clear if it had been returned 
                              to normal rate - TCEQ filing. 
 
Marathon Texas City     88.0  Total shutdown of refinery on 
         TX                   June 7 when a leak developed 
                              on the FCCU. No injuries and no 
                              restart estimate provided in 
                              TCEQ filing. 
 
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. 
 
Citgo    Lemont, IL    167    Said June 27 that refinery is 
                              running normally after storm 
                              disruptions. 
 
Exxon    Joliet, IL    238.6  Flaring reported June 22 due to 
                              electric failure on two pumps. 
 
Flint   Rosemount, MN  277.2  Company said refinery lost power 
Hills                         during a storm June 21. 
 
Phillips  Roxana,      328.0  Process leak at hydrocracker unit 
66        IL                  reported to state regulators on 
                              May 28. Status of operations un- 
                              clear. 
 
Sinclair  Casper,       75.0  Plantwide restart on June 6        June 6 
          WY                  following a power outage the 
                              day before. 
 
 
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.) 
 
 
Phillips Arroyo Grande, 120   Santa Maria plant in Arroyo Grande 
66       CA                   lost power June 23. Was being restarted 
                              June 24. 
 
 
Royal    Martinez,CA   156.4  Reported unit upset that caused flaring 
Dutch                         June 27. 
Shell 
 
Tesoso   Martinez,     166.0  Plant experienced brief power outage 
Corp.    CA                   June 19. Company said operations had 
                              returned to normal. 
 
Valero  Wilmngton      78.0   Reported emissions June 26 caused by 
        CA                    third party hydrogen plant supplier. 
 
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 
                              company 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 
         NJ                   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 
                              anticipated. 
 
MIDWEST 
 
BP       Whiting, IN   336.0  Largest of three CDUs shut for     Mid-2013 

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                              replacement, the company said 
                              on Oct. 31 as part of major 
                              expansion project. CDU was in 
                              restart mode as of June 24. 
 
Citgo    Lemont, IL    167.0  Compressor back in service on May 
                              29 after completion of repairs 
                              under way since May 20. 
 
Exxon    Joliet, IL   250.0   Planned maintenance completed June 9. 
                              All operating units were involved in 
                              the work that started April 17. 
 
Husky    Lima, OH      160.0  45 days of major turnaround 
                              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. 
 
 
Phillips Roxana        328.0  Planned work under way, the company 
66       IL                   said on June 6. No details provided. 
 
 
 
ROCKIES 
 
CHS Inc. Laurel, MT     55.0  Refinery undergoing major turnaround 
                              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. 
 
Chevron  Richmond,     245    Flaring June 21 after hydrogen 
Corp.    CA                   compressors swapped. 
 
                              Reported cogeneration unit startup 
                              June 24. 
 
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  Reported major unit restart June 23. 
Corp.    CA                   Unit not specified. Operating normally 
                              June 25. 
 
Valero  Wilmington      78.0  Planned work on propane storage tank 
                              no production impact expected, 
                              reported June 23. 
 

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