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.
ConocoPhillips (COP) will restart Thursday three refining units
including the FFCU at its Sweeny, Texas oil refinery after
completing maintenance, it said in a filing to Texas state
environmental regulators.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) said Wednesday that the hydrocracker
at its Corpus Christi refinery has returned to planned rates after
it was shut earlier this month. The company also clarified an item
on its 4Q and 1Q turnaround scheduled released Tuesday saying that
the turnaround at the Wilmington, Calif. refinery would result in
the shut-down of the entire plant.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using
the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
Suncor Alberta One of two oil sands up- n/a
graders is operating at re-
duced rates following a
minor fire on Oct 12.
Suncor Sarnia 85.0 Hydrocracker unit shut Oct n/a
Ontario 11 due to fire at associated
compressor; no restart esti-
mate available.
EAST COAST
Conoco Linden 238.0 Officials consider run cuts n/a
N.J. due to slack demand, a per-
son familiar with operations
said on July 17.
CARIBBEAN
CPC Bayamon 48.0 Explosion, fire at facility n/a
Puerto Rico early on Oct. 23. 11 out of
30 storage tanks exploded.
Hovensa St. Croix 500.00 Shuts FCCU unit for repairs. Nov. 6
GULF COAST
BP Texas City 455.8 SRU hit snag Oct. 26, back to normal Oct. 27
Co. restarts Ultraformer #4 Oct. 27
Citgo Corpus 163.0 Alkylation unit shut July 19 end-Oct
Christie, TX by near-fatal explosion to
return to service by end-Oct.
The restart was delayed from
early-Oct due to safety issues.
FCCU .
Delek Tyler, Tx 60.0 FCCU in restart Oct 14; unit taken Oct 14
taken out of service Oct 13 due to
unexpected operational changes.
Exxon Baytown 572.5 Hydrocracker Unit 1 up and running Oct 12
TX the Co. said on Oct 12. The unit was
shut on Oct 9 to facilitate compres-
sor repairs; associated units ran at
reduced rates during the repair time.
Valero Corpus 142.0 Restarting West Plant Hydrocracker
unit Oct. 25 that was shut Oct. 7
due to small. An SMR unit was shut
for maintenance after the
fire; restart Oct. 10.
West Plant stabilizer tower shut
for maintenance Oct. 26-27.
Restarting East Plant's Tank 79
on Oct. 9.
Valero Texas City 199.5 Experienced flaring at Complex 1
tower on Oct. 23.
Shut the FCCU Oct. 25 to repair
a slide valve; no restart estimate
Total Port Arthur 232.0 Operations being restored
TX on Oct. 22 following plant
wide power failure earlier
in the day.
A fire occurred in a heavy oil n/a
line between the crude unit and
the tank farm on Oct 13 during
the restart of several process
units that were knocked off-line
earlier that day by a power snag.
Identifying a leaky exchanger that
is causing a cooling tower Oct. 26.
Chevron Pascagoula, 330.0 A blown cap as plant prepared to
MS to transfer molten sulfur to a
barge released the compound into
the water Oct. 25.
MIDWEST
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Exxon Billings, MT 60.0 Operations returned to normal
after a brief power outage hit
the area Oct. 23.
Conoco Billings, MT 58.0 A brief area power outage Oct. 23
impacted operations, local reports.
CHS Laurel, MT 55.0 Operations returned to normal
after a brief power outage Oct. 23.
WEST COAST
Chevron El Segundo 274.0 Reported flaring at hydrocracker
CA site on Oct. 24.
A brief period of flaring n/a
on Oct 14 is reported to
state regulators. Filing
lists cause as "breakdown."
Exxon Torrance, CA 149.5 Restarted two unnamed units Oct 6
Oct. 6 that were
unexpectedly shut Oct. 3.
Tesoro Wilmington 96.8 Refinery returning to normal Oct 14
CA operations Oct 14 after power
snag upsets several process units.
Expects to restart coking Mid-Oct
unit at full rates mid-Oct
that was shut due to a fire
Sept. 25.
PLANNED
CANADA
CARIBBEAN
Valero Aruba 235.0 The refinery that was shut
in June for 2-3 months for
economic reasons is being
closed indefinitely.
EAST COAST
Sunoco Westville, NJ 145.0 Idling all refining Mid-Nov
operations indefinitely due
to poor economics, Co. said
Oct. 6. It will take 4-6
weeks to work through crude
stocks to shut down.
Sunoco Philadelphia, 340.0 FCCU at Girard Point in re- Sep 14
PA start Sep 14 following about
five weeks of turnaround
maintenance.
Reformer unit shut in Girard n/a
Point section in early Oct
for economic reasons. Shutdown
to last 1-6 months.
Valero Delaware City 210.0 Coker Unit shut Oct 3-4 and n/a
DE related gasifier unit to shut
within a few days for economic
reasons.
Maintenance at 80,000-b/d
FCCU/akly delayed to Nov./Dec.
Entire plant to be shut down.
Western Yorktown 64.5 Planned work scheduled 1Q 2010.
Va.
GULF COAST
Alon Krotz Springs 80.0 Plantwide turnaround starts Jan.
LA. Jan. 1 to last 21 days. 21/22
BP Texas City, TX 467.0 Ultraformer No. 4, Ultra- Early
cracker unit and Aromatics Oct.
recovery unit shut for planned
seasonal turnaround mainte-
nance starting on Sept. 2;
restart seen in 4-5 weeks.
Shut Power Station No. 4 Oct. 14
Boiler, B-430 for planned
work starting Oct. 7.
Chevron Pascagoula, 330.0 Pre-commercial heavy oil 2010
Miss. conversion project delayed
from 2008 to 2010 due to
economic factors.
Conoco Borger, TX 146.0 Unidentified units shut for
planned turnaround, Co. said
Oct. 9. No further details.
Shut amine unit for planned Oct. 24
maintenance Oct. 9-24.
Conoco Sweeny, TX 247.0 Six weeks of turnaround work Oct 30
starts Sept. 14 at Units 14,
9, 38 and 27, which is an
FCCU.
Tail gas incinerator shut during Nov. 1
fall turnaround Sept. 30
Exxon Baytown 572.5 FCCU No. 3 shut Sep 15. for
TX planned maintenance.
Flint Corpus 288.1 $250 mln project for new Spr
Hills Christi, TX diesel desulfurization, 2010
sulfur recovery unit to begin
in Fall 2008. Construction
to last 18 months.
Marathon Garyville 245.0 Project to increase crude oil 4Q
LA refining capacity by 180,000- 2009
b/d 85% complete, as of end
April. New units expected
start up in 4Q 2009.
Motiva Port Arthur 285.0 Expansion project to increase 1Q
TX throughput capacity by 325,000 2012
b/d, to 610,000-b/d, slowed.
Completion now seen 1Q
2012, from 2010.
Shell Deer Park, 340.0 Hydroprocessing unit, cata- Oct 24
lytic cracker unit and alky-
lation shut between Oct 1 and
Oct 24 for fall turnaround
maintenance.
Total Port Arthur 232.0 Shut unit 805 for Oct. 8
maintenance on Oct. 5.
Shut unit 810 for work Sept.22
Unit 822 restarted Sept. 29
Restarted 837 Oct. 1
Shut unit 821 for maintenance Oct. 13
from Oct. 9-13.
Valero Corpus 340.0 Coker unit shutdown for econo- n/a
Christi, TX mic reasons and planned work;
delayed to June 19 from June
12. The 20,000-b/d unit will
remain off line through July
but could restart at any time
if margins improve.
20,000-b/d FCCU in East n/a
Plant shut; West Plant
50,000-b/d FCCU at reduced
rates since mid-Dec for
economic reasons.
15,000-b/d HCU in East Plant
set for 18 days of work in Jan.
36,000-b/d HCU in West Plant
sent for 18 days of work in Feb.
Valero Norco, LA 250.0 Upgrade project to build 2012
a new diesel hydrotreater
unit moved from 2010 to
4Q 2012.
Turnaround at crude/ coker unit 1Q
set for 36 days in Jan.
Entire Plant
to be shut for work.
The coker will operate at
50% of capacity when
restarted due to poor
economics.
Valero Port Arthur 325.0 77,000-b/d FCCU at reduced n/a
TX rates since mid-Dec for
economic reasons.
45,000 b/d HCU to undergo Spring
38 days of work in March.
Valero Sunray, TX 170.0 55,000-b/d FCCU at reduced n/a
rates since mid-Dec for
economic reasons.
Valero Three Rivers 95.0 Plant-wide 24-day turnaround Oct. 2
WEST COAST
BP Carson, CA 265.0 Flaring on Oct. 26-Nov.1 is
related to planned maintenance
of its hydrotreater.
Valero Wilmington, Ca 96.86 56,000 b/d FCC/alky to be shut Dec.
in Nov. for 39 days of work.
The entire plant will be shut down during
the turnaround.
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