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.
Tesoro Corp. (TSO) on July 9 said planned flaring, not
associated with equipment breakdown, would occur at its newly
acquired refinery in Carson, Calif., starting at 6 a.m. PDT on July
10. The source of the emissions wasn't specified.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) on July 9 said FCCU-1241 at its Port
Arthur Refinery in Texas was restarted on Sunday after a brief
outage. The event was reported to local environmental regulators
because excess carbon monoxide emissions occurred during the
startup process; it had no material impact to production.
Valero Energy Corp. on July 8 said upsets at its Port Arthur,
Texas, had no material impact to production. The refinery on July 7
filed two separate reports to environmental regulators regarding
emissions and flaring associated with upsets at two tail gas
incinerators, Shell Claus off-gas treating units, or SCOT units No.
1 and No. 2 and a sulfur recovery unit as the sources of Sunday's
emissions.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) on Monday reported emissions and a flare
event lasting less than four hours due to equipment breakdown at
its Torrance Refinery in California. The report to local regulators
didn't specify what unit, or units were involved, but a spokeswoman
said there is no impact to production. "ExxonMobil expects to meet
its contractual commitments," she added.
Tesoro (TSO) reported a major unit startup at its Martinez,
Calif. refinery July 2.
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
Alon Big TX 67.0 Reported work on firebox leak
USA Springs June 27.
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.
Valero Port Arthur 310.0 FCCU-1241 restarted July 7 after
Energy brief shutdown. the co. said
Upsets at SRU, SCOT units 1
and 2 and two tail gas incin-
erators on July 7 had no
material impact to production
the company said on July 8.
MIDWEST
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Exxon Torrance, 155.0 Unspecified equipment breakdown
Mobil CA on July 8 resulted in less than
four hours of flaring. No material
impact to production, the co. said.
PLANNED
CANADA
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
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, IN 336.0 Largest CDU has restarted after
upgrade work. Work on the plant is
now 95% complete, the company said
July 1.
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
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.
Exxon Torrance, 155.0 Reported possible flaring due to
Mobil CA planned work on Jul. 1. No production
impact expected.
Tesoro Carson, CA 266.0 Flare event, not associated with
Corp. equipment breakdown will occur
for 24 hours starting at 6 a.m.
PDT on July 10.
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