DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
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.
Planned rates have been achieved at Alon USA Energy's 50,000
barrel-a-day refinery in Paramount, Ca., after being down for
almost six months, according to traders and marketers doing
business with the company. In addition, a hydrocracker at it's
Bakersfield, Ca., refineruy will be put into restart mode
mid-May.
A brief power outage took place May 3, at the 208,000
barrel-a-day refinery owned by ExxonMobil and Petroleos de
Venezuela in Chalmette, LA., according to a filing with the
National Response Center. A unit was shut down during the two and
one-half hour power outage. But there was no impact to production
and the facility is in the process of returning to normal
operations.
BP is in restart mode on a hydrocracker at the 437,000
barrel-a-day refinery in Texas City, Tx., according to the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality. The unit has been shut since
April 20. BP refers to the unit as a ultracracker and emissions
will be associated with the unit restart until May 7.
A hydrocracker has been taken out of service for maintenance at
Tesoro's 166,000 barrel-a-day Golden Eagle refinery in Martinez,
Ca,. according to marketers and traders doing business with the
company. The unit is expected to be out of service for two
weeks.
ExxonMobil reported an emissions event at it's 561,000
barrel-a-day refinery in Baytown, Tx., on April 30, according to a
National Response Center report. The affected unit was a
hydrocracker, but it's current status is unclear and not other
details were provided.
Another flaring event is scheduled at ConocoPhillips 139,000
barrel-a-day refinery in Wilmington, Ca., on May 2, and May 3,
according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Traders doing business with the company indicated the event may
have something to do with the restart of a reformer that has been
in maintenance for a couple of weeks.
A fluid catalytic cracker is being taken out of service for five
weeks of maintenance at Valero's 170,000 barrel-a-day McKee
refinery in Sunray, Tx., according to company spokesman Bill Day.
Gasoline production will be impacted.
The restart of unspecified equipment at ExxonMobil's 238,000
barrel-a-day Joliet refinery in Channahon, Ill., caused a period of
emissions and flaring on April 26, according to a filing with the
Illinois Emergency Management Agency.
Valero's 185,000 barrel-a-day St. Charles Refinery in Norco,
Louisiana was nearing planned rates on April 30, following
maintenance on crude and coker units, according to company
spokesman, Bill Day. The units where shut during the second week of
February.
Citgo Corp. shut down a portion of it's 167,000 barrel-a-day
Illinois refinery on April 29, for 30 days of planned maintenance,
according to a company filing with the National Response Center.
Flaring will be intermittent for the duration of the work. The
refinery is located just outside Chicago.
A hydrocracker was put into restart mode the evening of April
28, at Valero's 250,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Port Arthur, Tx.,
according to the National Response Center. A flaring event,
releasing excess sulfur dioxide, accompanied the restart.
A flaring event took place the evening of April 27, at
ConocoPhillips 139,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Wilmington, Calif.,
according to a California Hazardous Materials Spill Report. The
even released an excess of sulphur dioxide. It wasn't know whether
the flaring had anything to do with the ongoing maintenance on a
reformer at the facility.
An unplanned flaring event took place on April 27, at the
265,000 barrel-a-day BP refinery in Carson, Calif., according to
the South Coast Air Quality Management District. No firm
indications were given as to which unit has been affected and calls
to BP weren't immediately returned.
Shell Oil Co. said that scheduled maintenance is underway on a
crude and coker unit's at it's 156,000 barrel-a-day refinery in
Martinez, California.
An equipment failure took place on April 26, at Chevron's
246,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Richmond, Calif., and caused an
excess emission of dulfur dioxide, according to the California
Emergency Management Agency Hazardous Materials Spill Report. No
firm indication was given regarding the affected unit, or
units.
An operational upset was reported by Husky Energy Inc., with an
unspecified unit taken off line on April 25 at it's 160,000
barrel-a-day refinery in Lima, Ohio. The problem was blamed on a
small gas leak and reapairs could take two to seven days, according
to Husky's downstream senior vice president, Bob Baird. On April
26, a compressor failed and other units were shut according to a
public filing.
ExxonMobil reported flaring at it's 238,000 barrel-a-day
ExxonMobil Joliet refinery in Channahon, Ill., on April 24, when an
unspecified piece of equipment was being was being taken out of
service.
Continuous flaring was seen the afternoon of April 25 at
ConocoPhillips 122,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Rodeo, Calif.,
according to the California Hazrdous Materials Spill Report.
Traders said work is being performed on the company's
unicracker/fluid catalytic cracker and reformer.
Flaring took place at Delaware City Refinng Company's 210,000
barrel-a-day refinery in Delaware City the morning of April 25,
according to the Delaware Department of Natural resources and
Environmental Control. The event was triggered by a compressor
tripping off line. The refinery has been owned by PBF Energy
Partners since June, 2010.
A compressor at the ConocoPhillips-Cenovus Energy 306,000
barrel-a-day Wood River Refinery in Roxana, Illinois tripped off
line late Tuesday and caused flaring, according to a report sent to
Illinois state environmental regulators. The even lasted for an
hour and a half and the cause and needed repairs are being
assessed.
HollyFrontier is midway through a seven day maintenance program
on a crude unit at the East Plant of it's 155,000 barrel-a-day
refinery in Tulsa, Oklahoma, according to trading sources doing
business with the company. The crude unit was taken out of service
on April 21.
ConocoPhillips is in restart mode at it's 100,000 barrel-a-day
refinery in Ferndale, Wa., after an extensive six week maintenance
program, according to trading sources doing business with the
company. In addition, the company has taken a reformer down for
maintenance at it's 139,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Wilmington,
California.
A hydrocracker at the 407,000 barrel-a-day BP refinery in Texas
City, Tx., was taken out of service on April.20 due to severe
thunderstorms, a person familiar with operations said. The
hydrocracker was affected by a compressor that tripped of line
during the storm. The unit is expected to return to service by
April. 27.
A two hour flaring event, caused by a power failure, took place
at Houston Refining LP's 280,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Houston,
Tx., late aftenoon April. 21, according to the Texas Commission On
Environmental Quality. The even forced a coker down, but the unit
was put into restart mode in short order.
A hydrocracker at Valero's 287,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Port
Arthur, Tx., is still down after a flaring event took place the
morning of April 21, according to company spokesman Bill Day. He
said the emission event was dut to a compressor trip.
Tesoro Corp. (TSO) on April 18 said operations are running
normally at its Los Angeles-area refinery in Wilmington, Calif.,
and at its Anacortes, Wash., refinery after completing planned
maintenance. The scope or the duration of the maintenance wasn't
disclosed.
BP Plc. (BP) hopes to finish maintenance work at its 230,000
barrel-a-day Cherry Point refinery in Ferndale, Wash., by the end
of April, a source famailiar with the refinery said on Apri l7.
Tesoro Corp. (TSO) said on April 17 a power outage caused a
compressor trip at the coker unit at its 93,000 barrel-a-day
refinery in Wilmington, Calif.
Motiva Enterprises LLC (RDSA, RDSB) on April 16 shut a
hydrocracking unit at its Norco, La., refinery after a pump
malfunction at the hydrogen plant. No other details were provided
in the filing to the National Response Center.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) reported an unspecified unit upset April
15 at its 240,000 barrel-a-day refinery outside Joliet, Ill.,
according to a government filing.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) said April 14 a compressor tripped at
its 344,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Beaumont, Texas.
ConocoPhillips (COP) said a small fire early April 13 at its
76,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Rodeo, Calif., was promptly
extinguished. Refinery operations were "otherwise routine," a
company spokesman said.
Chevron Corp. (CVX) reported an upset April 11 at the sulfur
recovery unit at its refinery in El Segundo, Calif., according to a
government filing.
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
MIDWEST
CVR Wynnewood 70.0 Power snag forces SRU off-line
Energy OK on Apr 2, a filing to the NRC
said.
GULF COAST
Holly Artesia, NM 100.0 FCCU shut for 10-15 days unplan-
Frontier ned maintenance on April 5.
Motiva Norco, LA 233.5 Hydrocracking unit shut on Apr
Enterprises 16 due to pump failure at hydro-
gen plant. No restart timing
indicated in filing to NRC.
Pasadena Pasadena TX 100.0 Coker unit damanged by on Dec 10
Refining fire. Fire contained; no other
units affected, the co. said
on Dec. 12. On Jan 27, the co.
said there was no change since
the Dec. 12 statement; no re-
start timing.
Valero Meraux LA 135.0 Refinery in restart after brief
power outage on Apr 9. Alky Unit
still shut for turnaround and
FCCU shut until that work is done.
MIDWEST
Exxon Channahon 240.0 Gas compressor unit shut at
Mobil IL catalytic hydrodesulfuriza-
tion unit on Mar 12. No other
details provided.
WRB Roxana 306.0 Ultralow-sulfur diesel hydro-
Refining IL treater trips off-line on Apr
7 - filing. No further details
were provided.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
BP Ferndale, 230.0 Refinery idled after Feb. 17 End
WA fire at crude unit. Repairs
expected to go on through April.
PLANNED
CANADA
Husky Saskatchewan 21-days maintenance set in 1stH
Upgrader first half 2012 at hydrogen 2012
plant, the co. said on Feb 9.
Husky Saskatchewan Major turnaround to take place Spring
Refinery in spring of 2013. Plant-wide 2013
shutdown for inspection and
equipment repairs.
CARIBBEAN
HOVENSA St. Croix 350.0 Refinery shutdown completed, the Feb 21
co. said on Feb. 21. The facility 2012
will be operated as a products
storage terminal.
Valero Aruba 235.0 Operations will be suspended
at the end of March due to eco-
nomics, the co. said on Mar 19.
EAST COAST
Conoco Trainer, PA 185.0 Crude processing halted;
operations winding down,
on Sept. 30.
The refinery will be
shuttered at end-May if
not sold.
Sunoco Philadelphia 335.0 Refineries up for sale on July
Marcus Hook 190.0 Sept. 6; Marcus Hook shut 2012
Dec. 1 ahead of schedule
due to poor refining econo-
mics. Phila. to shut in July.
GULF COAST
BP Texas City 406.6 FCCU No. 3 and Alkylation unit down
TX for routine maintenance that began
around Jan. 5 continues, a person
familiar with the refinery said on
Apr 5. Restart estimate not available.
Conoco Belle Chasse 247.0 Refinery up for sale a
Phillips LA Nov. 29 Bloomberg News
report said.
Exxon Baytown 560.6 Two months turnaround work got Feb
Mobil TX under way on Feb. 1 at an alky- 24
lation unit and FCCU.
Exxon Beaumont 345.0 Crude Unit B, Coker Unit and
Mobil TX associated units shut for plan-
ned maintenance on Apr 1. Work
will continue for several weeks.
Holly Artesia, NM 100.0 Crude runs will be reduced by Early
Frontier 50% during 30 days of major turn- 2012
maintenance in early 2012, the Co.
said on Aug. 5.
Valero McKee TX 170.0 5 week FCCU turnaround began on May 5
March 31 weekend, the co. said
on Apr 2.
Vacuum unit turnaround planned in
first half of 2012, company said.
Expansion project announced
March 2011 to increase crude oil
throughput by 25,000 b/d to
195,000 b/d.
Valero Meraux, LA 135.0 FCCU will be shuttered during
alkylation unit turnaround main-
tenance that began wk of Jan 2.
Work continues the co. said on
Apr 10.
Valero Houston,TX 88.0 Seven weeks of FCCU maintnance end-March
starting in Feb. 2012 the Co.
said on Nov. 1, 2011.
Valero Norco, LA 185.0 Co. on Jan. 31 said 10-weeks of April
planned crude/coker unit mainte- 2012
will get under way in Feb.
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. Hydrocracker remains shut
for catalyst change, the co.
said on Apr 6.
MIDWEST
CVR Coffeyville 115.7 Final phase of turnaround work Q1
KS will begin Feb 28 at crude unit 2012
No. 2, coker, vacuum unit No. 2,
hydrotreater for 4-5 weeks. First
two phases concluded in Nov 2011.
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
goes major turnaround maintenance
in late 2012, the Co. said on
Aug. 5, 2011.
Husky Lima, OH 160.0 15-days of maintenance at diesel 4Q
Energy hydrotreater; 29-day at aromatics 2012
unit set for 4Q 2012, the co.
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 sched-
uled in 2014; 70% of units involved.
Remaining 30% will under go major
turnaround in 2015, the co. said
on Feb 9, 2012.
Husky Toledo, OH 140.0 Minor turnaround planned in mid-
Energy 2012; the partial outage will
last about 21 days, the co. said
on Feb. 9.
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.
Valero Memphis, TN 180.0 Five weeks of maintenance on early-April
crude unit starting in March. 2012
2012, co. said on Nov. 1, 2011.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Alon Bakersfield 14.5 Refining operations halted for
CA at least one month for econo-
mic reasons, a local news re-
port said on Jan 15.
BP Carson, CA 265.0 Planned CDU maintenance begins Mar 26
on Mar 13; flaring and emissions
are expected through Apr 6.
BP Ferndale, 230.0 Refinery idled after Feb. 17 End
WA fire at crude unit. Planned April
maintenance advanced; plant
will remain shut through April.
Conoco Ferndale 100.0 Turnaround maintenance under way Apr 7
WA on Mar 10 at unspecified unit or or 14
units, co. said. Traders said
work will last 5-6 weeks.
Tesoro Anacortes, WA 120.0 Anacortes, Wa., Wilmington, Ca.
Wilmington,CA 97.0 refineries at normal rates
following scheduled maintenance.