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.
Shell Oil (RDSA, RDSA.LN, RDSB RDSB.LN) on July 16 said
operations at its joint venture Motiva Refinery in Port Arthur,
Texas, had returned to normal following the planned shutdown of an
unspecified process unit to correct an operational issues on July
10. A July 11 filing to the U.S. National Response Center stated
that a wet gas compressor tripped on July 10. Wet gas compressors
are typically associated with key gasoline-making fluid catalytic
cracking unit operations.
North Atlantic Refining on July 16 said a sulfur-recovery unit
and an Isomax, or hydrocracker unit, at its refinery in
Newfoundland, Canada, are expected to return to service early next
week following repair work. The shutdown timing of the units wasn't
specified. Traders and brokers doing business in the New York
Harbor spot market said production rates had been cut to facilitate
repairs to the two units sometime last week.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) on July 16 said the start up of a
newly constructed 60,000-barrels-a-day hydrocracking unit at its
St. Charles Refinery in Norco, La., was successful and should reach
planned rates within the next several days.
Phillips 66 (PSX) on July 15 reported a process upset on
unspecified equipment in Area C of its joint-venture refinery in
Borger, Texas. Emissions lasting about four hours were routed to a
safety flare, a filing to local environmental regulators said.
Phillips owns 50% of the refinery and is the operator. Cenovus
Energy (CVE) owns the other half of the refinery and supplies heavy
crude oil to the refinery from Canada.
Production problems reported at Irving Oil's Saint John Refinery
in New Brunswick, Canada, by New York Harbor-based traders and
brokers. The refiner, usually a net exporter of RBOB and PBOB, has
been a buyer of those products in the N.Y. Harbor spot market since
July 8, sources said on July 15. Irving Oil hasn't responded to
requests for comment.
Phillips 66 on July 15 said planned maintenance is under way at
its Bayway Refinery in Linden, N.J. The company wouldn't comment on
scope of the work or the unit, or units, involved.
Philadelphia Energy Solutions, or PES, (CG, ETP) last week shut
an alkylation unit at its 330,000-barrel-a-day Philadelphia
Refinery for seven to 10 days of maintenance, traders and brokers
doing business with the company said on July 15. It wasn't clear
whether the work had been planned.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) on July 15 said a key gasoline-making
fluid catalytic cracking unit and an alkylation unit at its
135,000-barrel-a-day Los Angeles-area refinery in Wilmington,
Calif., were in restart. Both units tripped offline on July 14 due
to an issue with a wet gas compressor, Valero spokesman Bill Day
said.
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.
Valero Energy 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.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using
the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
Irving Saint John 300.0 Operational issue cut gaso-
Oil line production, traders and
brokers said on July 15.
KNOC Come By 115.0 SRU and Isomax expected to re-
Chance, New start next week, the co. said
Brunswick on July 16; the shutdown timing
wasn't specified, but sources
said the units were taken out
of service sometime during the
July 7 week.
EAST COAST
PES Philadelphia, 330.0 Alkylation unit shut in July 7
PA week for seven to 10 days of
maintenance, sources said on
July 15.
GULF COAST
Phillips Borger, TX 146.0 Process upset on unspecified
66 equipment in Area C reported
to regulators on July 15.
Valero Port Arthur, 310.0 FCCU-1241 shut to address recent
Energy TX operational issues, the co. said
on July 12. The unit's return to
normal operation is not known.
WEST COAST
Valero Wilmington, 135.0 FCCU and alkylation unit restart
Energy CA on July 15 after tripping offline
the day before, the co. said.
PLANNED
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
Phillips Linden, 238.0 Unspecified planned maintenance
66 NJ is under way the company said on
July 15.
GULF COAST
Motiva Port Arthur 600 Operations back to normal follow- July 16
TX ing a unit shutdown due to opera-
tional issues on July 10, the co.
said on July 16.
Valero Norco, LA 270.0 Newly-constructed hydrocracker
Energy in production and seen at
planned rate in the next several
days, the co. said on July 16.
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, IN 336.0 Small CDU taken down for planned
work July 10. Duration of work
not known.
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.
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.
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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