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.
A fluid catalytic cracker and alkylation unit will be among the
units taken down for five weeks beginning Jan. 6, at BP's 265,000
barrel-a-day refinery in Carson, Calif., according to traders doing
business with the company. The company will begin flaring on Jan.
6, for approximately 10 days, according to the South Coast Air
Quality Management District.
A fluid catalytic cracker and alkylation unit have been
scheduled for turnaround maintenance at Chevron's 266,000
barrel-a-day refinery in El Segundo, Calif., beginning Jan. 15,
according to traders doing business with the company. The duration
of the turnarounds wasn't known.
A fluid catalytic cracker, alkylation unit and hydrotreater will
be taken out of service beginning Jan. 3, at Tesoro's 100,000
barrel-a-day refinery in Wilmington, Calif., according to traders
doing business with the refinery. The duration of the turnaround
wasn't known.
A crude unit at Motiva Enterprises 325,000 barrel-a-day refinery
in Port Arthur, Texas, was in resart mode on Jan. 3 for the third
time in 30 days after six months of repairs for a chemical leak
were completed at the end of November, according to traders doing
business with the refinery. Royal Dutch Shell and Saudi Aramco are
co-owners of the Motive Refinery.
A fluid catalytic cracker was taken out of service on Dec. 30,
at Monroe Energy's 185,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Trainer,
Pennsylvania, according to a jet fuel trader. The unit may be down
for almost two weeks. Monroe Energy LLC is a subsidiary of Delta
Air Lines. Inc.
Motiva Enterprises LLC said that a wet gas compressor at its
Port Arthur, Texas, refinery experienced an emergency shutdown on
Dec. 29, according to a filing with the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality. The company reported that charge rates were
reduced to help stabilize operations for the restart of the
compressor.
Chevron Corp. (CVX) said Thursday that it had received permits
to proceed with needed repairs to its Richmond, CA refinery to
bring the facility back to full production. A spokesman said these
were the last significant outstanding permits. The company still
expects the repair process to be completed in the first quarter of
2013.
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. The company said the coker unit experienced a "minor
issue" that did not impact production.
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.
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
Monroe Energy Trainor, PA 185.0 FCC taken out of service on Dec. 30 for two weeks
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 FCC and Alky Units taken down beginning Feb. 10
Jan. 6, for five weeks
Chevron El Segundo 266.0 FCC and Alky scheduled to come down
Ca on Jan. 15 for maintenance.
Tesoro Wilmington 100.0 FCC, Alky and Hydrotreater coming down
CA beginning Jan. 3
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
Motiva Port Arthur, Tx 325.0 Crude unit put into restart mode on Jan. 3
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