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) said the FCC at its Port Arthur,
Texas, refinery will begin a shutdown July 11 so work can take
place to address recent outages.
A small crude distillation unit was taken down for planned
repairs at BP PLC's (BP) Whiting, Ind., refinery, a person familiar
with the refinery's operation said July 11.
Motiva LLC's Port Arthur, Texas, refinery shut down one of its
units due to an operational issue, a spokesman for Royal Dutch
Shell Plc. (RDSA) said Thursday. The planned shutdown initiated
July 10 was performed safely, spokesman Kimberly Windon said.
Valero Energy said July 10 the process of starting a newly
constructed hydrocracker at its St. Charles Refinery in Norco, La.,
is under way. The construction of the 57,000-barrel-a-day unit,
which began in the fourth quarter of 2012, was completed by the end
of June. The start-up procedures will progress over the next
several days.
BP-Husky (BP, BP.LN, HSE.T) started planned work at the smaller
of two coker units at its Toledo Refinery, located in Oregon, Ohio,
on July 8, a person familiar with operations at the plant said July
10. It wasn't immediately known how long it will take to overhaul
the 7,500-barrel-a-day unit. A 27,500-barrel-a-day coker unit
continues to operate, the person said.
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.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) on July 8 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.
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
Valero Port Arthur, 310.0 FCCU-1241 in circulation the co.
Energy TX said on July 9. The same unit
experienced an upset on July 7.
The unit's return to normal
operation is not known.
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.
Motiva Port Arthur 600 Unit taken down for operational
TX issues July 10.
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
Valero Norco, LA 270.0 Newly-constructed hydrocracker
Energy in start-up the co. said on
July 10. It take several days
to complete.
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, IN 336.0 Small CDU taken down for planned
work July 10.
BP- Toledo, OH 160.0 Planned maintenance under way
Husky at smaller of two coker units.
since July 8. Duration of work
not known.
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.
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 Reported possible flaring due to
Mobil CA planned work on July 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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