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.
Tesoro Corp. (TSO) on Nov. 27 said the vacuum tower project at
its Los Angeles-area refinery in Wilmington, Calif., had been
completed on schedule and is now fully operational. The new vacuum
distillation tower will enhance the refinery's efficiency and
profitability by maximizing the production of gasoline, jet and
diesel fuels, Tesoro spokeswoman Tina Barbee said. It won't
increase crude oil throughput.
CVR Energy (CVI) said emissions and flaring occurred at its
70,000 barrel-a-day oil refinery in Wynnewood, Okla., late Monday
night owing to the restart of a process unit or units following
planned turnaround maintenance that got under way on Sept. 27.
Phillips 66 (PSX) on Nov. 26 said planned maintenance work
underway since Nov. 1 at its Los Angeles-area oil refinery in
Wilmington, Calif., had been completed. The company wasn't able to
provide any other information about the scope of the work or the
current operational status of the refinery.
Shell Oil Company (RDSA, RDSB) 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.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) on Nov. 26 said the planned maintenance
turnaround work underway since Oct. 26 at its oil refinery in
Chalmette, La., had been completed. The unit or units involved in
the work weren't specified.
Phillips 66 (PSX) said Nov. 26 that a key gasoline-making fluid
catalytic cracking unit, or FCCU, No. 40 at its 146,000
barrel-a-day refinery in Borger, Texas, would begin the process of
restarting on Monday, according to a filing to Texas state
environmental regulators. On Nov. 23, the company said the
maintenance is taking longer than expected, but doesn't expect any
significant impact to consumers.
BP Plc. (BP) on Nov. 23 restarted FCCU No. 1 at its refinery in
Texas City, Texas, according to a government filing made public
Friday. The unit was shut unplanned the week before.
National Cooperative Refinery Association, or NCRA, said Nov. 23
that a release of hydrogen sulfide occurred at its oil refinery in
McPherson, Kan., for an unknown reason, a report to the National
Response Center said. An investigation to determine the cause was
underway, the filing said.
Citgo Corp. on Nov. 23 reported the restart of an unspecified
process unit at its refinery in Lemont, Ill. The event resulted in
a brief period of flaring, the company said in a report to Illinois
state environmental regulators.
Phillips 66 said Nov. 17 that its 238,000 barrel-per-day Bayway
Refinery in Linden, N.J., is expected to resume normal operations
by the end of November. The facility was shut as a precaution ahead
of Hurricane Sandy.
Phillips 66 notified California's South Coast Air Quality
Management District of its plan to flare emissions at its Los
Angeles-area refinery in Wilmington between Nov. 22 and Dec. 4. The
report said the flaring wasn't due to equipment breakdown; no
further details were provided.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using
the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA Irving Oil 300.0 Company expects refinery to be Nov. 17
fully online within the week
following completion of annual
maintenance under way since early
Sept.
CARIBBEAN
EAST COAST
Hess Port Reading 70.0 Refinery in restart mode and expected Nov. 16
N.J. to be operational by Nov. 16, following
a shutdown on Oct. 29 in ad-
vance of Hurricane Sandy.
PBF Delaware 190.0 Faulty relief valve caused emis-
Energy City, DE sions and flaring on Nov. 17, a
filing to state regulators said.
Phillips Linden, NJ 238.0 Refinery to resume normal opera- Nov 26-30
66 tions by month's end, the company
said on Nov. 17. It was shuttered
on Oct. 29 ahead of Hurricane Sandy.
GULF COAST
BP Texas City 450.0 FCCU No. 1 restarted on Nov. Nov. 23
23 after shutting down unplan-
ned the week before - filing.
Citgo Lake Charles 427.8 Leak in ultra low sulfur diesel
LA unit caused flaring Oct. 22. Unit
was being secured for repairs,
according to filing. No restart
estimate.
Exxon Baytown, TX 584.0 Flexicoker shut Sept. 11 for Nov. 19
Mobil leak repair returned to service
on Nov. 19, the co. said.
Motiva Convent, LA 235.0 Power failure on Nov. 13 shuts
processing units, an NRC filing
said.
Impact assessment continues after
brief fire at CDU on Oct 1. No
other process units affected, the
company said.
Motiva Norco, LA 233.5 Operational snag on Nov. 13 re-
sults in flaring.
Motiva Port Arthur 600.0 Newly commissioned CDU restart on 1Q 2013
track for early 2013, the company said
on Nov. 6. The 325,000-b/d unit was
shut for extensive repair owing
to corrosion issues in May.
MIDWEST
Citgo Lemont, IL 167.0 Unspecified unit restarted on
Nov. 23, a filing said. No
other details provided.
CVR Wynnewood, 70.0 Turnaround completed the co.
Energy OK said on Nov. 27. The work got
underway on Sep 27 and was inter-
rupted by Sep. 29 boiler explosion.
No other units were impacted by
the blast.
NCRA McPherson 85.0 Emissions reported on Nov. 23
KS from a boiler house, a filing
said. Impact to production unclear.
WRB Roxana, IL 306.0 Distilling Unit No. 2 restarted Nov 16
on Nov. 16 after Oct. 23 shutdown,
a filing to the IEMA said.
On Nov. 17 the company reported
flaring due to several unit shut
downs, including a hydrocracking
unit, a filing to the IEMA said.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Chevron Richmond, 245.0 CDU No. 4 will remain shuttered 1Q 2013
CA through 4Q 2012. It was shut due
to a fire on Aug. 6. Most other
process units continue to operate,
although gasoline production was
reduced by an unspecified amount,
a Sept. 12 DJ report said. The CDU
will restart during 1Q 2013, the
company said on Oct. 9.
Exxon Torrance, 155.0 Hydrocracker back in service Nov. 12
Mobil CA on Nov. 12 after being taken out
of service on Nov. 3.
Shell Martinez 165.0 Feed rate reducted to unspecified
CA unit on Nov. 24 due to emission
of hydrogen sulfide. Co. wouldn't
comment on the status of operations.
Tesoro Martinez 165.0 Advance notice of unspecified
CA unit restart reported to gov-
ernment agency on Nov. 14.
Unspecified unit shut on Nov. 8
to repair small vapor leak -
filing.
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 continues
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.
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Phillips Borger, TX 146.0 FCCU 40 shut Sept. 24 for what Nov. 26
66 expected to be just over one
month of maintenance restarted
on Nov. 26 - TCEQ Filing.
FCCU No. 29 was scheduled to
shut Oct. 21 for month planned
work, a TCEQ filing said. The company
on Oct. 31 said normal operations
were expected to resume in November.
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 Houston, TX 160.0 FCCU restarted on Nov. 13 after Nov 13
eight weeks of planned turnaround
maintenance.
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.
Valero Texas City, 225.0 FCCU maintenance for 8 weeks March
TX will begin in January 2013 2013
company said on Oct. 30.
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 54.0 Turnaround work extended by 5-10
Energy OK days to 50-55 days the company said
on Nov. 7. Work resumed Sept. 30
after Sept. 29 boiler explosion.
No other units affected by blast.
The work got under way in Q3 2012.
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 1st 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.
Marathon Detroit, MI 120.0 Project to expand Canadian crude
processing completed; refinery re-
started, the company said on Nov. 6.
Phillips Roxana, IL 305.0 Distilling unit shutdown caused Nov.
flaring on Oct. 23. The company said 2012
during Oct. 31 earnings call that
normal operations should resume
in November.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Phillips Carson, CA 140.0 Planned flaring to take place
66 Nov. 10-13; not associated with
equipment breakdown, a Nov. 7
filing to regulators said.
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 Co. said on
Nov. 27.
Valero Benicia, CA 132.0 Brief, planned maintenance at
hydrocracking unit on Nov. 16
resulted in emissions and flar-
ing but had no material impact
to production, the company said
Nov. 17.
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