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) on June 16 again said it expects operations at its Port Arthur refinery to return to normal by June 18-19. The plant's coker unit was shut on June 6 due to a power failure and the crude unit has been operating at minimal rates since that time. The restart timing was first reported on June 14.

Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) on June 16 said unplanned work that began on June 15 and ended early on June 16 in Complex 7 at its Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery had no material impact on production. A filing to Texas environmental regulators listed the No. 4 crude/vacuum unit and a vacuum jet compressor as the sources of emissions associated with the work.

Valero Energy Corp. on June 15 said unplanned flaring at its Wilmington, Calif., refinery that began on June 13 had no material impact on production. Planned flaring between June 16 and June 18 will also have no impact on production.

ConocoPhillips' (COP) Bayway refinery in Linden, New Jersey resumed normal operating rates the following the June 1 fire and shut down of a crude unit which also reduced production, the company said on June 14.

BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) on June 13 shut FCCU-1 at its Texas City, Texas, refinery due to a blower failure at the associated electrostatic precipitator. There is no estimate of when it will restart. FCCU-3, the larger of two FCCUs at the refinery was restarted on June 11 and is at planned rates after shutting down on June 7 for what was expected to be 48-hours of repairs, a person familiar with operations at the refinery said on Tuesday.

Delek US Holdings (DK) reported a smoke condition at its oil refinery in Tyler, Texas, on June 13, a filing to Texas state environmental regulators said.

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSA.LN) reported flaring at a coker unit on June 12 at its oil refinery in Deer Park, Texas, according to a filing with Texas state environmental regulators made public Monday. The filing didn't indicate whether the event had an impact on coker unit operations.

Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) on June 13 said its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery is still operating at reduced rates while efforts to restart a coker unit continue since a lightning strike on June 6 caused a power failure. A blower malfunction at the plant's FCCU late on June 11 had no material impact on production, the co. said also on June 13.

 
 
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Operator   Refinery    Capacity   Description                   Restart 
                       (in 000s 
                       bbl/day) 
UNPLANNED 
 
CANADA 
 
CARIBBEAN 
 
EAST COAST 
 
Conoco   Linden, NJ    238.0  Refinery resumed normal rates      June 14 
                              after a furnace fire at crude unit 
                              June 1, the co. said on June 14. 
 
GULF COAST 
 
BP       Texas City    437.0  FCCU-1 shut unplanned on June 13;  N/A 
         TX                   no estimate for restart, a source 
                              said on June 14. 
 
                              FCCU-3 at planned rates on June    June 11 
                              13 after weekend restart. Unit 
                              shut on June 7 for 48-hours 
                              maintenance to wet gas scrubber. 
 
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. 
 
Delek    Tyler, TX      58.0  Smoke at the plant's FCCU flare 
                              was visible on June 13. 
 
Shell    Deer Park,    327.0  Flaring at coker unit on June 13 
         TX                   reported flaring at coker unit; 
                              impact on operations unclear. 
 
Valero   Corpus        315.0  Unplanned work in Complex 7 on 
         Christi, TX          June 15-16 had no material im- 
                              pact on production, Co. said on 
                              June 16. 
 
Valero   Port Arthur   285.0  Operations expected to return to   June 18-19 
         TX                   normal rates on June 18-19 after 
                              June 6 power failure resulted in 
                              the shut down of a coker unit. 
                              Crude throughput and production 
                              has been reduced since June 6. 
 
MIDWEST 
 
ROCKIES 
 
WEST COAST 
 
Conoco   Rodeo, CA     120.2  Mechanical issues cause excess 
                              emissions on June 8 and flaring 
                              on June 5. Cause unknown. 
 
Valero   Wilmington    135.0  Unplanned flaring between June 
         CA                   13-18 will have no impact on 
                              production, the company said on 
                              June 15. 
 
 
PLANNED 
 
CANADA 
 
Suncor   Edmonton      135.0  Refinery at normal rates on June   June 9 
                              9 following scheduled maintenance 
                              at one of two crude units and as- 
                              sociated equipment that began on 
                              April 22. 
 
 
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  Reformer No. 4 at planned rates 
                              on June 10 after turnaround that 
                              began at the end of March, a 
                              person familiar with the plant 
                              said on June 10. 
 
                              Turnaround at Pipestill 12 de- 
                              layed by 3 months; it was sup- 
                              posed to begin in November, a 
                              source said on Mar 25. 
 
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 
 
 
 
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