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.
Citgo Petroleum Corp. reported flaring at its Lake Charles, La.,
refinery Wednesday in a filing with the National Response Center
released Dec. 27. The 427,800-barrel-a-day refinery released
"various materials" from a coker unit due to unknown causes, the
filing stated.
Citgo Petroleum Corp. reported Dec. 27 that its west plant in
Corpus Christi is back to normal operating conditions after an
earlier report of a power outage. The refinery experienced an
electrical power "blip" that affected some operations, according to
an advisory with the Corpus Christi Local Emergency Planning
Committee that same day.
A spokesman for Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) said Dec. 27 that
there was no production impact from flaring reported at the
company's McKee refinery in Sunray, Texas.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) reported flaring at its Joliet, Illinois
refinery as a unit restarted from an unplanned shut down. The
flaring at the 238,600 barrel-a-day refinery was ongoing as of the
Dec. 26 filing with the National Response Center, which was made
public Dec. 27.
A power outage at Royal Dutch Shell PLC's (RDSA, RDSA.LN)
166,000 barrel a day refinery in Martinez, California causing
flaring there, according to a filing dated Dec. 25 with the
California Emergency Management Agency.
A unit of a Borger, Texas, refinery will undergo maintenance
from Dec. 25 to Jan. 8, according to a filing with state pollution
regulators. Work is scheduled to be done on fluid catalytic cracker
electrostatic precipitators. The Borger refinery, a joint venture
between Phillips 66 and Cenovus Energy, has a capacity of 146,000
barrels a day.
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) reported in a filing made public Dec. 22
that a "minor operational issue" at its Baytown, Texas refinery
causing flaring, but it had minimal impact on production. A
spokesman said the refinery would meet all its commitments.
Motiva Enterprises LLC will take a few more days to restart its
expanded refinery segment in Port Arthur, Texas, a person familiar
with the refinery said Dec. 22. The person had said Dec. 18 that
Motiva would take a crude distillation unit offline until Dec. 22
at its expanded refinery segment in Port Arthur, Texas, to continue
the repairs that had been ongoing for the past six months.
BP PLC (BP) said in a Dec. 19 filing with the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality that it will perform routine maintenance
the fluid catalytic cracking unit No. 1 at its refinery in Texas
City, Texas.
CVR Energy Inc. (CVI) said a maintenance shutdown Monday at its
refinery in Wynnewood, Okla., caused hydrogen sulfide to be sent to
a flare for burning, according to a government filing made public
Tuesday.
Total SA (TOT, FP.FR) said Dec. 17 the sulfur-recovery unit
malfunctioned at its 232,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Port Arthur,
Texas, according to a government filing.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) said on Dec. 15 a leak in an
unspecified piece of equipment at its refinery in Garyville, La.,
causing the unit to be shut down, according to a government
filing.
Phillips 66 (PSX) reported flaring caused by the loss of a wet
gas compressor at its Wood River refinery Dec. 12 in a filing with
the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. The refinery, in Roxana,
Ill., has a capacity of 328,000 barrels a day.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) reported a mechanical problem at its
Wilmington, Calif., refinery resulted in flaring Dec. 9, but said
production was not affected.
Valero Energy Corp. reported an upset at its Port Arthur, Texas,
refinery Dec. 9, but said there was no material impact to
production.
A Phillips 66 spokesman said Dec. 10 that recent planned
maintenance at the 146,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Borger, Texas,
had been completed. The company said Dec. 7 that it was shutting
down its Unit 29 fluid catalytic cracking unit at its 146,000
barrel-a-day refinery in Borger, Texas. Phillips 66 said it would
conduct work on Unit 29 after finishing working on FCCU No. 40,
which is now believed to be back online.
Alon USA Energy Inc. (ALJ) reported an upset in the fluid
catalytic cracker of its Big Spring, Texas, refinery on Dec. 9,
according to a report filed with state regulators.
Phillips 66 reported in government filings that a compressor
seal failed on a cracker unit at its Wood River refinery in Roxana,
Ill., on Dec. 8 leading to the release of hydrogen sulfide. A
company spokesman declined to comment.
Valero Energy Corp. reported flaring associated with starting up
the hydrocracker at its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery Dec. 7. A
company spokesman said the unit will be operational by the end of
the month.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) reported in a government filing Dec. 8
that an over pressuring incident at its Baton Rouge refinery
resulted in flaring there. The refinery has a capacity of 502,500
barrels a day.
BP PLC was planning maintenance at its 235,000 barrel-a-day
refinery in Carson, Calif., a person familiar with the refinery
said Dec. 7. The work on unspecified units would result in four
days of flaring starting Dec. 9.
Phillips 66 said Dec. 7 that it was shutting down its Unit 29
fluid catalytic cracking unit at its 146,000 barrel-a-day refinery
in Borger, Texas. Phillips 66 said it would conduct work on Unit 29
after finishing working on FCCU No. 40, which is now believed to be
back online.
CVR Energy Inc. reported emissions Dec. 7 stemming from
continuing maintenance at its refineries in Coffeyville, Kan., and
Wynnewood, Okla., according to a filing with the National Response
Center.
Tesoro Corp. (TSO) on Dec. 6 restarted an unspecified unit at
its 144,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Martinez, Calif., according to
a filing with state regulators.
Citgo Petroleum Corp. reported an upset at an unspecified unit
Dec. 2 at its 167,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Lemont, Ill.,
according to a government filing.
Hess Corp. (HES) on Nov. 29 said the process of restarting its
70,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Port Reading, N.J., is under way
and production is expected to resume by the end of the week. A
power dip on Nov. 27 caused the plant-wide shutdown, but didn't
damage any process units.
Shell Oil Company (RDSA) on Nov. 26 said a release of hydrogen
sulfide on Nov. 24 at its oil refinery in Martinez, Calif.,
necessitated reducing feed to an unspecified unit to diminish the
emission. A report to the California Emergency Management Agency
said a venting pressure relief valve had caused the release. The
company wouldn't identify the unit or comment on the status of
operations.
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Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
CARIBBEAN
EAST COAST
Hess Port Reading 70.0 Refinery in restart mode on Nov.
Corp. 29 and expected to resume produc-
tion by the end of the week fol-
lowing the Nov. 27 power dip
that shut all process units, the
company said.
GULF COAST
Alon Big Spring 67. Problem with blower in FCCU Dec. 9
TX caused flaring.
BP Texas City 450.0 FCCU No. 1 restarted on Nov. Nov. 23
23 after shutting down unplan-
ned the week before - filing.
Citgo Corpus Christi 163.0 Power "blip" Dec. 27 caused operational
issues but refinery is back to normal.
Lake Charles 427.8 Reported flaring from coker Dec. 26 due
LA to unknown causes.
Exxon Baytown, TX 560.5 Flaring after a minor operational issue
reported Dec. 22,but company said there was
minimal production impact.
Valero McKee TX 156.0 Brief flaring reported Dec. 26 but no
material impact to production.
MIDWEST
Citgo Lemont, IL 167.0 Unspecified unit restarted on
Nov. 23, a filing said. No
other details provided.
Exxon Joliet, IL 238.6 Flaring reported Dec. 26 as unspecified unit restarted
from unplanned shutdown.
NCRA McPherson 85.0 Emissions reported on Nov. 23
KS from a boiler house, a filing
said. Impact to production unclear.
Phillips Roxana 328.0 Company reported down wet gas compressor
66 IL led to flaring Dec. 12.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
BP Carson, CA 266.0 Flaring planned for the three days
after Dec. 9, according to filing.
Chevron Richmond, 230.0 Richmond City Council on Nov. 20 1Q 2013
CA asked Chevron to delay repairs
to CDU No. 4 until the investi-
gation into the cause of the Aug.
6 fire is complete. Refinery
at reduced rates since then. No
other units were affected by the
fire. CDU No. 4 restart on target
for 1Q 2013.
Shell Martinez 165.0 Feed rate reduced for unspecified
CA unit on Nov. 24 due to emission
of hydrogen sulfide. Company wouldn't
comment on the status of operations.
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Power outage caused Flaring Dec. 25.
Spokesman declined to comment.
Valero Wilmington 78.0 Flaring at refinery Dec. 9 due to
CA unspecified mechanical problem. No production
impact.
PLANNED
CANADA
Husky Saskatchewan Major turnaround to take place Spring
Refinery in spring of 2013. Plant-wide 2013
shutdown is planned for inspection
and equipment repairs.
CARIBBEAN
Valero Aruba Refinery will be converted to a
terminal while the company con-
tinues to seek a buyer, the company
said on Sept. 4.
EAST COAST
Sunoco Marcus Hook 190.0 Plant shuttered in December 2011 due
to poor refining economics will
be reopened to process Marcellus
shale the company said on Nov. 8.
GULF COAST
Exxon Chalmette, 192.5 Planned turnaround work at un- Nov. 26
LA specified unit or units under
way since Oct. 26 had been com-
pleted, the company said Nov. 26.
Phillips Borger, TX 146.0 Unit 40 FCC electrostatic Jan. 8
66 precipitators scheduled for
maintenance Dec. 25-Jan. 8
Valero Corpus Christi 200.0 FCC will be shut for six weeks of Feb/Mar
turnaround maintenance starting 2013
in January, the company said
Oct. 30.
Valero Sunray TX 170.0 Four weeks of work on the crude March, 2013
McKee unit to begin in March 2013,
the company said Oct. 30.
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. Unit startup is underway Dec.
7.
Valero Texas City, 225.0 FCCU maintenance for 8 weeks March
TX will begin in January 2013 2013
company said on Oct. 30.
Western El Paso,TX 122 Company will perform turnaround
Refining on north side of refinery
starting in February.
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, IN 336.0 Largest of 3 CDUs will soon shut 2nd Half
for replacement the company said on 2013
Oct. 31 as part of major expan-
sion project. Completion on track
for second-half 2013.
CVR Wynnewood, 70.0 Turnaround completed the company
Energy OK said on Nov. 27. The work got
underway on Sept. 27 and was inter-
rupted by Sept. 29 boiler explosion.
No other units were impacted by
the blast.
CVR Coffeyville, 115.7 Planned maintenance underway as
Energy KS of Dec. 2. Scope and length of
maintenance unknown.
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 company said on
Aug. 5, 2011.
Holly El Dorado 139.0 Coker unit undergoing maintenance
Frontier KS until further notice, traders said
on Sept. 14. No significant impact
to production is expected.
Husky Lima, OH 160.0 15-day maintenance planned at 4Q
diesel hydrotreater; 29 days at 2012
aromatics unit, set for 4Q 2012,
the company said on Feb. 9.
New 20,000-b/d kerosene hydro- 1stH
treater will start up in first 2013
half 2013, to company said on
Feb. 9.
45 days of major turnaround
scheduled in 2014; 70% of units
involved. Remaining 30% will under
go major turnaround in 2015, the
company said on Feb. 9.
Phillips 66 Roxana, 328 Hydrogen Sulfide flaring Dec. 8 due
Ill. to seal failure in cracker unit.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Phillips Wilmington 139.0 Planned maintenance under way
66 CA since Nov. 1 completed, the company
said on Nov. 26. The unit or
units involved in the work
weren't specified. Flaring may
be visible until Dec. 4.
Tesoro Wilmington 97.0 New vacuum distillation tower
CA project completed and fully
operational, the company said on
Nov. 27.
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