The following table lists unplanned and planned 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) a power failure on June 6 at its oil
refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, Monday forced the shutdown of
unspecified units to reduce flaring of several contaminants to the
atmosphere, according to a report to the U.S. National Response
Center, or NRC.
Several processing units at Western Refining's (WNR) oil
refinery in El Paso, Texas, were restarted Monday after an early
morning, spotty, power failure resulted in shut downs in the north
and south sections of the plant, the company said in a filing to
Texas state environmental regulators.
Citgo Petroleum Corp. on June 5 shut FCCU No. 2 at its oil
refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, due to a malfunction at an
associated pressure control valve, the company said in a filing to
Texas state environmental regulators.
Tesoro Corp. (TSO) on June 6 said some process units at its Los
Angeles-area refinery shut down on a power disturbance, according
to a filing with state environmental regulators.
ConocoPhillips (COP) reported flaring activity at its Rodeo,
Calif., refinery on June 5, according to a filing with state
environmental regulators. The cause of the incident was not
disclosed.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) performed planned maintenance at its
560,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Baytown, Texas, the company said
June 3. A recording on the company's community hotline said
"planned activities" were underway, but no description or timeline
was given.
Citgo Petroleum Corp. reported equipment failure at an
unidentified unit at its Lemont, Ill, refinery late June 2,
according to a report submitted to regulators June 3. A company
official said June 2 that the refinery was operating at reduced
rates during repairs at a steam boiler and associated processing
equipment starting June 1.
ConocoPhillips (COP) said that its Bayway oil refinery in
Linden, N.J., is operating at reduced rates after a furnace fire
broke out at its crude unit June 1.
BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) and Tesoro Corp. (TSO) both reported that
flaring activity at their Carson, Calif., oil refineries will begin
the week of June 6, in filings with state environmental regulators
on June 2.
BP PLC (BP) reported excess emissions from fluid catalytic
cracker No. 3 located at its oil refinery in Texas City, Texas,
according to a filing with state environmental regulators on June
1.
BP PLC (BP) reported that its oil refinery in Carson, Calif.,
will begin planned flaring activity on June 3-7, according to a
filing with state environmental regulators on June 1.
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
Conoco Linden, NJ 238.0 Bayway refinery at reduced rates
after a furnace fire at crude unit
June 1. Crude unit was shut.
GULF COAST
Chevron Pascagoula 330.0 One of two crude units experienced
MS an "isolated fire" early May 10 that
lasted about an hour. Co. declined
to comment on the status of the
unit and the refinery.
Citgo Corpus 163.0 No. 2 FCCU shut on June 5 due to
Christi, TX control valve malfunction. Status
unclear.
Valero Port Arthur 285.0 Several units shut after power
TX outage on June 6.
Total Port Arthur 232.0 Coker unit down after power outage,
TX according to May 26 filing.
Western El Paso, TX 127.8 Units in restart in June 6 after June 6
spotty power outage earlier that
day.
BP Texas City 437.0 FCCU No. 3 exceeded opacity limit
TX set by permit, a June 1 filing
said.
MIDWEST
Exxon Joliet, IL 238.6 Flaring due to overpressure of
unspecified unit, according to May 25
government filing.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Tesoro Wilmington 97.0 Power outage on June 6 shuts
CA unspecified processing units;
status unclear.
PLANNED
CANADA
Suncor Edmonton 135.0 4 weeks of planned work starts
Apr 22 at one of two crude units
and associated equip.
CARIBBEAN
EAST COAST
GULF COAST
Exxon Baytown, TX 560.0 Planned activities underway, but
further details were not disclosed
on a community hotline recording
on June 3.
Lyondell Houston, TX 270.0 FCCU rate cut on Apr 22 follow-
Basell upset. Unit status remains un-
unclear on May 3; the co. won't
comment.
Motiva Port Arthur 285.0 Expansion project to increase 1Q
throughput capacity by 325,000 2012
b/d, to 610,000-b/d, slowed.
Completion now seen 1Q
2012, from 2010.
Valero Corpus Christi 142.0 Coker brought down for planned
TX maintenance, company said in May
25 government filing.
Valero McKee TX 170.0 Vacuum unit turnaround planned for
first half of 2012, co. said.
Expansion project announced on
March 2011 to increase crude oil
throughput by 25,000 b/d to
195,000 b/d.
Valero Norco, LA 185.0 Hydrocracker project will pro- 2013
ceed and be completed in late
2013, the co. said on 7/27/10.
Upgrade project to build 2012
a new diesel hydrotreater
unit moved from 2010 to
4Q 2012.
Valero Port Arthur 325.0 Hydrocracker project will pro- 2012
TX ceed and be completed in late
2012.
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, IN 405.0 Turnaround will start at the End-May
end of March at Reformer No. 4
and alkylation unit for 60 days,
source said on Mar 25.
Turnaround at Pipestill 12 de-
layed by 3 months; it was sup-
posed to begin in November, a
source said on Mar 25.
Citgo Lemont, IL 167.0 Unidentified equipment failure
on late June 2. Earlier that day,
a company official said the refinery
was at reduced rates after a steam
boiler and associated processing
equipment were shut for repairs
June 1.
CVR Coffeyville 115.7 Periodic turnaround will take place
KS in two phases beginning in Fall 2011
and completed in Spring 2012.
Tesoro Mandan, ND 58.0 Total crude-oil processing capa- 2nd Q
city to increase by 17% to 68,000 2012
b/d by 2nd quarter 2012.
WEST COAST
BP Carson, CA 265.0 Planned flaring activity to take
place on June 3-7, according to a
June 1 filing.