The following table lists unplanned and planned production
outages at U.S. refineries as reported by Dow Jones Newswire's. The
information is compiled from both official and unofficial refining
sources and doesn't purport to be a comprehensive list.
ExxonMobil (XOM) on Sept. 23 said in a filing to the NRC a coker
unit compressor failure resulted in a rate cut at its Joliet
refinery in Ill.
Phillips 66 (PSX) in a report to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality said key gasoline-making fluid catalytic
cracking unit, or FCCU, 40 at its joint-venture refinery in Borger,
Texas, will be taken out of service for just over one month on
Sept. 24, and FCCU 29 will shut down on October 21 for one
month.
Phillips 66 (PSX) on Sept. 21 said production had resumed at its
Los Angeles refinery as expected. Record heat and a power outage on
Sept 15 forced a facility-wide shutdown.
Phillips 66 (PSX) on Sept. 21 said production had resumed at its
Alliance refinery in Belle Chasse, La., as expected. Operations
were idled on Aug. 28 ahead of Hurricane Isaac.
Valero Energy on Sept. 21 confirmed the shutdown of a fluid
catalytic cracker at it's 160,000 barrel-a-day Houston, Texas,
refinery for eight weeks of planned turnaround maintenance.
Separately, on Sept. 21 Valero said maintenance that began the
day before at its McKee, Texas, refinery wasn't expected to have a
material impact to production.
Calumet restarted process units at its refinery in Superior,
Wisconsin, as soon as possible after a power failure on Sept. 20, a
filing to the National Response Center said.
Alon USA's Big Spring, Texas, refinery, reported emissions and
flaring on Sept. 20 related to a gas leak at a boiler unit. The
filing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said repair
work was under way.
BP PLC on Sept. 20 reported flaring due to a process upset at
its Cherry Point, Washington, refinery, a report to the Northwest
Clean Air Agency said.
Maintenance will continue for several weeks on a flexicoker at
Exxon Mobil Corp.'s (XOM) 560,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Baytown,
Texas, the company said on Sept. 20. The flexicoker was taken out
of service on Sept. 11, due to a heat exchanger leak.
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Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
CARIBBEAN
EAST COAST
MIDWEST
Calumet Superior 35.0 Unspecified process units re-
WI started as soon as possible after
a power failure on Sep 20, a
filing to regulators said.
Exxon Channahon 238.6 Coker unit rate cut on Sep 23
IL following a compressor shut-
down. Impact to operations un-
clear.
Holly Tulsa, OK 125.0 Sep 24: No update on status of re-
Frontier pair work to diesel hydrotreater
shut by fire on Aug 2. On Aug 8 the
co. said repairs would take 6-8 weeks.
GULF COAST
Alon Big Spring 70.0 Gas leak at a boiler unit caused
TX emissions and flaring on Sep 20;
repairs were underway, a TCEQ
filing said.
FCCU running at reduced rate
on Sep 13 due to maintenance
at associated wet gas compressor.
Delek Tyler, TX 60.0 Excessive emissions due to elec-
US trical malfunction at SRU on Sep
18-19 reported to regulators.
Exxon Baton Rouge 503.0 Efforts continue to restart the
Mobil LA the refinery, the co. said on
Sep 18. The entire plant was shut
ahead of Hurricane Isaac.
Exxon Baytown, TX 560.0 Flexicoker shut Sep 11 because
Mobil of a heat exchanger leak will be
down for several weeks of repairs
the co. said on Sep 20.
Phillips Belle 247.0 Refinery restart completed and Sep 21
66 Chasse, LA production resumed the co. said
on Sep 21. The plant shut down
on Aug 28 ahead of Hurricane
Isaac.
Total Port Arthur 174.0 Flaring reported to regulators
USA on Sep 14-15 due to wet gas
compressor snag at coking unit.
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, IN 337.0 Small coker unit has been in ser- Sep 18
vice for several weeks following
an unplanned shutdown after a fire
on Jul 27, a person familiar with
operations said on Sep 18.
Citgo Lemont, IL 167.0 Electrical problems at a gas com-
pressor reported to regulators on
Sep 20 results in flaring; impact
to production unclear.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
BP Cherry Pt 226.0 Unspecified process unit upset
WA reported to regulators on Sep
20; impact to production unclear.
Hydrotreater operations upset
occurred on Sep 13.
Chevron Richmond, 245.0 Heat exchanger hydrogen leak
CA reported on Sep 15; impact on
operations unclear.
CDU No. 4 is shut after Aug 6
fire. Most other process units
continue to operate, the co.
said, although gasoline production
was reduced by an unspecified
amount, a Sep 12 DJ report said.
No restart estimate.
Exxon Torrance 155.0 Unplanned flaring reported to
Mobil CA regulators on Sep 13. Unit(s)
involved not specified.
Phillips Wilmington/ 140.0 Restart process complete and pro- Sep 21
66 Carson, CA duction resumed as expected, the
co. said on Sep 21. The plant was
shut Sep. 15 by a power failure.
PLANNED
CANADA
Husky Saskatchewan Major turnaround to take place Spring
Refinery in spring of 2013. Plant-wide 2013
shutdown for inspection and
equipment repairs.
CARIBBEAN
Valero Aruba Refinery will be converted to a
terminal while the co. continues
to seek a buyer, the co. said on
Sep 4.
EAST COAST
Monroe Trainer, PA 185.0 Some units will restart Sep 8-9;
Energy full ops expected by month's end
the co. said on Sep 6.
Sunoco Philadelphia 335.0 Energy Partners buys Sunoco Inc.; 4Q
PA deal to close 4Q 2012. 2012
Sunoco Marcus Hook 190.0 Marcus Hook shut Dec. 1 ahead of
schedule due to poor refining
economics.
GULF COAST
Phillips Borger, TX 146.0 FCCU 40 shut Sep 24 for just Oct 29
66 over one month of maintenance; &
FCCU 29 will shut Oct 21 for Nov 20
one month, a TCEQ filing said.
Valero Houston, TX 160.0 FCCU shut for eight weeks of Nov 20
turnaround maintenance, the co.
said on Sept. 21
Valero McKee TX 170.0 Expansion project announced
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- Late
TX ceed and be completed in late 2012
2012.
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, IN 336.0 Largest of 3 CDUs will shut in 2nd-
4Q 2012 for expansion project, Half
the Co. said July 31. Project 2013
completion set 2nd-half 3013.
BP/Husky Toledo, OH 160.0 4 weeks of maintenance will Oct 11
begin at FCCU and coker com-
pressors on Sep 13, a person
familiar with the plant said
on Aug 7.
CVR Wynnewood 54.0 30-40 days maintenance planned Q3
OK in 3rd Q 2013, the co. said on 2013
Nov. 3, 2011.
Holly Tulsa, OK 125.0 The entire refinery will be shut Late
Frontier while West Plant section under- 2012
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goes major turnaround maintenance
in late 2012, the Co. said on
Aug. 5, 2011.
Holly El Dorado 139.0 Coker unit undergoing maintenance
Frontier KS until further notice, traders said
on Sep 14. No significant impact to
production is expected.
Husky Lima, OH 160.0 30-day maintenance will begin Sept
Energy in Sept. the Co. said on July 24. 2012
Scope of work not disclosed.
15-day maintenance planned at 4Q
diesel hydrotreater; 29-days at 2012
aromatics unit, set for 4Q 2012,
the Co. said on Feb 9.
New 20,000-b/d kerosene hydro- 1stH
treater will start up in 1st 2013
half 2013, to co. said on Feb 9,
2012.
45-days of major turnaround
scheduled in 2014; 70% of units
involved. Remaining 30% will under
go major turnaround in 2015, the
co. said on Feb 9, 2012.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Tesoro Martinez, CA 166.0 Unspecified maintenance began
Sep 16 a report to regulators
said. Sources said work is
being done at the plant's re-
former.
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