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.
A unit of Citgo Petroleum Corp.'s Lake Charles, La. refinery was
being secured for repairs after a small leak was found on a piece
of equipment there, according to a filing Oct. 22 with the National
Response Center. The company reported that the 427,800 barrel-a-day
refinery released hydrogen and trace amounts of hydrogen sulfide
and diesel into the air Monday, describing the incident as an
equipment failure.
Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported Oct. 22 that it was restarting unit
that had been shut down shut down Oct. 19 following an "over
pressuring" incident in a process unit led to flaring its 238,600
barrel-a-day refinery in Joliet. A spokesman said there was minimal
production impact and contracts will be met.
Citgo Petroleum Corp. reported that a flare gas compressor shut
down at its Lemont, Ill. refinery Sunday leading to the release of
sulfur dioxide. The company reported that it was "trying to restart
the compressor" after the equipment failure at the 167,000
barrel-a-day refinery.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) said Oct. 22 that it was restarting a
reformer and hydrocracking unit at its oil 170,000 barrel a day
McKee Refinery in Sunray, Texas after about a week of planned
maintenance work. The company said Oct. 18 that it brought the
fluid catalytic cracking unit back.
Units of Citgo Petroleum Corp.'s 163,000 barrel-a-day Corpus
Christi refinery were restarting after turnaround, according to an
Oct. 20 alert from the Corpus Christi Local Emergency Planning
Committee. The company had said unspecified units would be down for
planned maintenance Oct. 1.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc. (RDSA) reported on Oct. 18 emissions
related to "maintenance, start-up or shut-down" activity at its
refinery in Deer Park, Texas. Affected units included the CCU,
hydrotreater, aklyation unit and central processing unit, Shell
said in its filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality.
BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) shut the smallest of three crude distillation
units, or CDU, at its refinery in Whiting, Indiana, a person
familiar with operations at the plant said Oct 18. The CDU has
about 76,000 barrel a day in capacity.
Alon USA Energy said Oct. 13 it was performing maintenance at
the FCCU at its 67,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Big Spring,
Texas.
Exxon Mobil (XOM) said a compressor tripped Oct. 12 at its
344,500 barrel-a-day refinery in Beaumont, Texas.
Tesoro (TSO) said Oct. 12 that it was performing maintenance at
its 120,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Anacortes, Wash. The company
did not specify which units were being worked on or how long the
work would last.
A Flint Hills gasoline production unit shut down at its Corpus
Christi refinery, the privately held company said in a government
filing made public Oct. 12.
Citgo Petroleum said Oct. 10 that a fire at its Corpus Christi
refinery forced its platform unit #4 offline. The cause of the fire
was being investigated.
Chevron Corp. (CVX) said Oct. 9 that the crude distillation unit
damaged in an August fire at its refinery in Richmond, Calif.,
would be offline through the fourth quarter.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) said Oct. 8 the process of restarting
the crude distillation unit, or CDU, at its refinery in Meraux,
La., is under way. The unit was taken out of service on July 22 due
to a fire at a heat exchanger, the company said at that time.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) on Oct. 5 said it was performing planned
maintenance at a key gasoline-making fluid catalytic cracking unit,
or FCCU, at its refinery in Billings, Mont. The work would take
several weeks, the company said.
Phillips 66 (PSX) on Oct. 5 said a hydrocracker at its refinery
in Rodeo, Calif., was taken down for unplanned maintenance. PSX
said the previous day that planned maintenance activities were
under way at the refinery but gave no further details.
Motiva Enterprises LLC (RDSA RDSA.LN) could restart its 325,000
barrel-a-day CDU in December, a person familiar with refinery said
on Oct. 5. The unit, part of a $10 billion expansion, was
commissioned in May but shut soon after when an accident resulted
in corrosive chemicals rushing into its piping. The original
restart estimate was sometime in early 2013.
Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES SUN CG) shut an isomerization
unit at the Girard Point section of its Philadelphia refinery for
mechanical repairs on Oct. 3, a filing to environmental regulators
made public on Oct. 5 said. No further information was
provided.
HollyFrontier Corp. (HFC) on Oct. 5 said its Tulsa East diesel
hydrotreater unit returned to service as planned within the six- to
eight-week timeframe previously announced. The unit was shut for
repairs following a fire on Aug. 2.
Exxon Mobil said Oct. 5 that initial assessments to evaluate the
affected equipment and the investigation into the cause of a fire
on Oct. 3 at its Baytown, Texas, refinery continues. Remaining
plant operations weren't impacted by the fire, but some impact to
operations is expected. The company expects to meet its contractual
agreements. The flexicoker taken off line on Sept. 11 to repair a
heat exchanger leak remains shuttered, the company said on Oct.
5.
Philadelphia Energy Solutions shut a CO boiler and may have
slightly reduced FCCU output, a person familiar with the plant said
on Oct. 2. There is no estimate of when the work will end.
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Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
CARIBBEAN
EAST COAST
Phila- Philadelphia 330.0 Isomerization Unit shut Oct.
delphia PA 3 for mechanical repair, a
Energy filing to regulators said.
CO boiler shut for maintenance
may have slightly reduced FCCU
output, a person familiar with
operations said on Oct 2.
GULF COAST
Exxon Baytown, TX 584.0 Flexicoker shut Sep 11 because
Mobil of a heat exchanger leak remains
shuttered the co. said on Oct 5.
Repairs were expected to take sev-
eral weeks, the co. said on Sep 20.
Motiva Convent, LA 235.0 Impact assessment continues after
brief fire at CDU on Oct 1. No
other process units affected, the
co. said.
Motiva Port Arthur 600.0 Newly commissioned CDU could re- Dec
restart in Dec. 2012, a person 2012
familiar with operations said
on Oct. 5. The 325k-b/d unit was
shut for extensive repair owing
to corrosion issues in May.
Citgo Corpus 133.0 Fire forced shutdown of platform
Christi, TX #4 on Oct. 9, company said. No
estimate for restart.
Lake Charles 427.8 Leak in ultra low sulfur diesel unit
LA caused flaring Oct. 22. Unit was being
secured for repairs, according to filing.
MIDWEST
CVR Wynnewood, 70.0 Turnaround work resumed Sep 30
Energy OK after Sep 29 boiler explosion.
No other process units or area
of the plant affected by the blast.
Exxon Channahon 238.6 Unit shut down and valves reset after
IL overpressuring led to flaring incident Oct. 19.
No production affected.
Coker unit rate cut on Sep 23
following a compressor shut-
down. Impact to operations un-
clear.
Citgo Lemont, IL 167.0 Flaring after flare gas compressor shut down Oct. 21.
Company reported that it was "trying to restart the
compressor."
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Chevron Richmond, 245.0 CDU No. 4 is shut after Aug 6
CA 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.
The CDU will remain offline through
the fourth quarter 2012, CVX said.
Exxon Torrance, 155.0 Operations returned to normal
Mobil CA the co. said on Oct 5, after
power outage on Oct 1 resulted
in unit shutdowns and slow-
downs. Person familiar with
operations at the plant on Oct
5 said crude rates reduced to
90K-b/d until flare system
repairs are completed which
should take 5 days.
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
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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 Marcus Hook 190.0 Marcus Hook shut Dec. 1 2011 ahead
of schedule due to poor refining
economics.
GULF COAST
Citgo Corpus 165.0 Planned maintenance starts Oct.
Christi, TX 1 at unspecified units in East
and West Plant facilities, the
co. said on Oct. 1. Local emergency
committee said Oct. 20 that units
were restarting.
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 FCCU, No. 2 sulfur recovery Oct. 24
unit, No. 1 reformer taken
offline for maintenance on
Oct. 15.
Valero Norco, LA 185.0 Hydrocracker project will 2013
finish in first quarter of 2013
and commence operating in the
second quarter, company said
on Oct. 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 Late
late in 4Q 2012 for expansion 4Q
project, the co. said July 31. 2012
Project completion set 2nd-half
2013.
Smallest of 3 CDUs taken offline
for maintenance on Oct. 18.
CVR Wynnewood 54.0 Turnaround work still under way
Energy OK the co. said on Oct. 11. The
work resumed Sep 30 after Sep 29
boiler explosion. No other process
units affected by the blast.
30-40 days maintenance in Q3 2012
announced on 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.
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, 2012.
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.
Phillips Roxana, IL 305.0 Unspecified unit shut for planned
66 maintenance on Sep 25, the co.
said. No further details provided.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Phillips Rodeo, CA 80.0 Planned maintenance is under way
the co. said on Oct. 4. No further
details provided.
Tesoro Martinez, CA 166.0 Reformer restart began Sep 23
after Sep 16 shutdown reports
to regulators said.
Tesoro Anacortes, WA 120.0 Unspecified units taken down for unknown
maintenance on Oct. 12. No restart
date given.
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