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.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) took down the coker unit at its
142,000 barrel-a-day Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery for
maintenance May 25, according to a government filing.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) was restarting the wet gas compressor
at its 285,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Port Arthur, Texas,
according to a govnerment filing on May 25.
LyondellBasell was experiencing a lack of steam going into its
270,000 barrel-a-day Houston refinery's crude distillation unit,
two of the traders May 23. The unit was said to have lost steam
over the weekend. A company spokesman declined to comment.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) experienced an compressor trip on May 21
at its 240,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Joliet, Ill., according to
a filing with state regulators. A company spokesman declined to say
whether the trip effected operations.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) restarted the FCCU at its 185,000
barrel-a-day St. Charles refinery in Norco, La., the company said
May 23. Valero had taken the unit offline in March for
maintenance.
ConocoPhillips (COP) shut down the hydrogen purification unit at
its 247,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Sweeny, Texas, after
discovering a leak in a drain valve, according to the filing on May
21.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSA.LN) was restarting May 17 a
hydrocracker at its 155,600 barrel-a-day refinery in Martinez, Ca.,
sources said.
Exxon Mobil Corp. cut production by at least 50,000 barrels a
day at its 504,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Baton Rouge, La.,
because of flooding in the area, a person familiar the refinery
said on May 13. An Exxon spokesman declined to comment on the
refinery's production rate.
Exxon Mobil Corp. said May 13 it had shut-in segments of the
pipelines servicing its refinery in Baton Rouge, La., because of
flooding in the region. The company said on May 14 it had closed
the docks at the refinery becuase of flooding.
Motiva Enterprise LLC's in Norco, La., refinery has closed its
docks and is relying on truck and rail deliveries because of
flooding along the Mississippi River, the company said May 17.
Chevron Corp. (CVX) quickly extinguished an isolated fire at one
of the crude units at the Pascagoula, Miss., oil refinery early
Monday morning, a spokeswoman said. The company declined to comment
on the status of the unit or the refinery.
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
GULF COAST
Exxon Baton Rouge, 506.0 Cut production by at least 50,000 May 13
LA. b/d and closed docks and pipelines
because of flooding in region.
Chevron Pascagoula 330.0 One of two crude units experienced
MS an "isolated fire" early May 10 that
lasted about an hour. Co. declined
to comment on the status of the
unit and the refinery.
Alon Krotz Springs 80.0 Refinery continues to operate despite
LA regional flooding, company said May 20.
Valero Port Arthur, 285.0 Company restarting wet gas compressor,
TX according to May 25 government filing.
MIDWEST
Exxon Joliet, IL 238.6 Refinery operating normally after
an upset at a sulfur recovery unit
May 8, Co. said May 9.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Shell Martinez, CA 156.5 Restarted hydrocracker after May 17
shutdown on May 16.
PLANNED
CANADA
Suncor Edmonton 135.0 4 weeks of planned work starts
Apr 22 at one of two crude units
and associated equip.
CARIBBEAN
Hovensa St. Croix 350.0 Refinery's #4 distillate
desulfurizing unit restarted on
May 19, company said on May 23.
Unit had been damaged by fire.
EAST COAST
GULF COAST
Lyondell Houston, TX 270.0 FCCU rate cut on Apr 22 follow-
Basell upset. Unit status remains un-
unclear on May 3; the co. won't
comment.
Motiva Port Arthur 285.0 Expansion project to increase 1Q
throughput capacity by 325,000 2012
b/d, to 610,000-b/d, slowed.
Completion now seen 1Q
2012, from 2010.
Petrobras Pasadena 56.0 FCCU restarted after being taken
TX out of service Feb. 28 for
planned work, company said May 24.
Valero Corpus Christi 142.0 Coker brought down for planned
TX maintenance, company said in May
25 government filing.
Valero McKee TX 170.0 Vacuum unit turnaround planned for
first half of 2012, co. said.
Expansion project announced on
March 2011 to increase crude oil
throughput by 25,000 b/d to
195,000 b/d.
Valero Norco, LA 185.0 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.
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, IN 405.0 Turnaround will start at the End-May
end of March at Reformer No. 4
and alkylation unit for 60 days,
source said on Mar 25.
Turnaround at Pipestill 12 de-
layed by 3 months; it was sup-
posed to begin in November, a
source said on Mar 25.
Frontier Cheyenne, WY 47.0 Refinery to return to targeted May 8-
run rates week starting May 8 15
after undergoing equipment up-
grades, the co. said on May 5.
CVR Coffeyville 115.7 Periodic turnaround will take place
KS in two phases beginning in Fall 2011
and completed in Spring 2012.
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.
WEST COAST
Tesoro Anacortes 120.0 Planned maintenance under way May 2
since April 29 expected to con-
clude on May 2; no impact to
production.