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 power outage shut down the west plant at the Citgo Corpus
Christi, Texas refinery over the weekend, according to a state
environmental filing.
The power blip occurred at 10:12 p.m. Saturday CT, according to
the report from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
The sulfur recovery unit was restarted after all the process
units were shut down.
ConocoPhillips (COP) reported to state environmental regulators
that a fire occurred at the Sweeny, Texas refinery on Thursday
afternoon. The fire resulted in a partial shut-down of the coker
unit.
ConocoPhillips will begin Monday restarting the crude unit at
its Bayway refinery in Linden, N.J., a person familiar with
operations at the plant said Thursday.
The crude unit was shut on April 5 when a small fire broke out
at the unit.
The refinery, which was in the process of returning to normal
operations following six-weeks of major turnaround maintenance at
the gasoline-making fluid catalytic cracking unit and associated
units, has been operating at reduced rates since April 5 fire,
which was the second at the plant in about a month. The reformer
was shut after a fire in March.
The Bayway refinery is able to process up to 238,000 barrels of
crude oil a day
On April 6, a power outage shut down the ConocoPhillips Alliance
refinery in Belle Chasse, La., the company said. Refinery crews are
formulating a restart plan for the units, Stephens said Monday
afternoon. The company did not provide a status update on
Tuesday.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) has shut a 45,000 barrel-a-day
hydrocracker at its Port Arthur, Texas refinery in order to make
repairs, the company said April 6.
The unit was shut on Friday and will be down for about 7 to 10
days, company spokesman Bill Day said. A leak in the air cooler
needs to be repaired, he said.
Valero completed a turnaround of the hydrocracker at its
Benicia, Calif. refinery on April 2, and it is now at planned
rates, Day said April 6th.
Sinclair Oil Corp.'s Wyoming refinery is operating at 50%
capacity after a fire and is expected to return to normal by
mid-April, the company said April 6th.
A fire broke out at the refinery in March. The Sinclair, Wy.,
plant can process up to 66,000 barrels of oil a day.
Flint Hill Resources Corpus Christi, Texas refinery shut down
its sulfur recovery unit #2 at the east plant for maintenance,
according to a report with environmental regulators. The outage is
expected to last until April 7th.
Citgo Corpus Christi, Tx reported April 3 that it was restarting
its SCOT unit after scheduled work according to a report filed with
the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The SCOT unit
increases the efficiency of sulfur recovery units.
Tesoro Corp. (TSO) on March 28-29 restarted a coker unit and a
reformer unit at its Wilmington, Calif., refinery following two
weeks of scheduled maintenance. The units are at normal operating
rates.
Total Petrochemicals U.S.A. also shut key units at its Port
Arthur, Texas refinery March 24. The shutdowns were due to economic
factors, according to people familiar with the refinery.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using
the code N/REF.
UNPLANNED
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
EAST COAST
Conoco Linden 238.0 Reformer shut due to fire Mar. 30
NJ on Mar. 21. Second fire
April 4, reduces rates.
Restart scheduled for
April 13. April 13
Sunoco Philadel- 335.0 10 workers hospitalized n/a
phia, PA Mar. 11 for evaluation after
vapor release at alkylation
unit.
Valero Delaware 210.0 Boiler system inspection and May 3
City, DE repair extends refinery down-
time by one mo. to early May.
Entire refinery shut Mar. 4
for 30 days maintenance
at coker unit which has been
shuttered since Feb. 15.
FCCU at reduced rates since n/a
mid-Dec. for economic reasons.
CARIBBEAN
GULF COAST
Citgo Corpus 156.0 April 11 power outage
shuts West plant. n/a
SRU restarted
Conoco Belle Chasse 247.0 Power outage April 5 mid-April
La. shuts refinery
Conoco Borger, TX 152.0 Work will begin Mar. 27 to Apr
repair an air blower while 10
FCCU No. 29 remains opera-
tional. The unit may be shut
if necessary.
Conoco Sweeny Tx 247.0 Fire partially shuts coker unit
April 9th
Delek US Tyler, TX 60.0 Refinery expected to be wholly May
on-line by May 2009, following
Nov. 20 fire at sat. gas unit
killed two workers and injured
others.
Flint Hills Corpus, 288.1 Shut SRU #2 April 5 for work April 7
Christi, Tx
Valero Port Arthur 325.0 FCCU at reduced rates since n/a
mid-Dec. for economic rea-
sons. Shut hydrocracker for
repairs April 3. April 10-13
MIDCONTINENT
Sinclair Sinclair, 66.0 Refinery opps at 50% mid-April
Wy after March fire.
WEST COAST
Flint North Pole 210.0 One of three processing n/a
Hills units has been shut due
to low jet fuel demand,
the co. confirmed on Mar.
19.
PetroStar Valdez, AK 48.0 Refinery shut due to Dec. n/a
28 fire.
PLANNED
CANADA
North Newfound- 115.0 Plantwide shutdown will begin Early
Atlantic land first week of April for 21 May
days of planned maintenance.
Upgrade work at hydrotreater
will take an additional 14
days.
EAST COAST
Conoco Linden 238.0 145,000-b/d FCCU shut Feb. April 3
NJ 18 for about 45 days of
planned turnaround mainte-
nance. In Restart April 3.
Sunoco Philadelphia 330.0 Reformer unit shut in early n/a
PA Oct. for economic reasons.
Shutdown to last one to six
months.
Valero Delaware 210.0 82,000-b/d FCCU operating n/a
DE at reduced rate for eco-
nomic reasons, Co. said on
Dec. 16.
Valero Paulsboro 160.0 27,000-b/d coker unit to n/a
NJ shut in April for 35-days
of planned work, the Co.
said on Mar. 11.
GULF COAST
BP Texas City 437.0 Ultraformer in restart Mar. Mar. 26
TX 23 following maintenance.
Chevron Pascagoula 330.0 Pre-commercial heavy oil 2010
Miss. conversion project delayed
from 2008 to 2010 due to
economic factors.
Citgo Corpus 156.0 Restarted Scot Unit
Christi, Tx
Flint Corpus 288.1 $250 mil. project for new Spr
Hills Christi, TX diesel desulfurization, 2010
sulfur recovery unit to begin
in Fall 2008. Construction
to last 18 months.
Marathon Garyville 245.0 Project to increase crude oil 4Q
LA refining capacity by 180,000- 2009
b/d expected to conclude in
4th-quarter, 2009.
Marathon Texas City 76.0 Platformer and UDEX shut for n/a
TX annual planned maintenance
and catalyst change on Feb. 4.
Total Port Arthur 232.0 Key process units shut due n/a
to poor economic conditions
on Mar. 24
Valero Corpus 340.0 20,000-b/d FCCU in East n/a
Plant shut; West Plant
50,000-b/d FCCU at reduced
rates since mid-Dec. for
economic reasons.
Valero McKee, TX 170.0 Smaller of two crude units May/
at 60,000-b/d to shut in June
May for 14 days; 55,000-b/d
to shut in May for 21 days.
Valero Norco, LA 250.0 Upgrade project to build 2012
a new diesel hydrotreater
unit moved from 2010 to
4th-quarter 2012, the Co.
said on Jan. 27.
Valero Port Arthur 325.0 77,000-b/d FCCU at reduced n/a
TX rates since mid-Dec. for
economic reasons.
Valero Sunray, TX 170.0 55,000-b/d FCCU at reduced n/a
rates since mid-Dec. for
economic reasons.
Valero Three Rivers 95.0 24,000-b/d FCCU at reduced n/a
TX rates since mid-Dec. for
economic reasons.
MID-CONTINENT
BP Whiting, 410.0 Planned maintenane continues End
IN on Mar. 16 at the smaller of Mar
3 crude units. The work began
in early March and is expected Early
to conclude by the end of the Apr
month or by early April.
Conoco Billings, 61.0 On Mar. 5 the Co. delayed for Jan.
MT one year an expansion project 2010
which will increase capacity
to 71,000 bbls. Construction of
a new crude is now scheduled
to begin in January 2010.
Frontier El Dorado 130.0 Hydrotreater in restart and Mar.
KS expected to produce product by 28-29
Mar. 28-29, the Co. said.
A coker turnaround and expan- Mid-
sion project was delayed until Aug.
Mid-July, and subsequently
delayed until August.
Frontier Cheyenne 52.0 12,000-b/d FCCU at planned Mar
WY rates on Mar. 27 following two 27
weeks of planned maintenance.
The refinery is operating at re-
duced rates for economic reasons.
Marathon Robinson 204.0 Crude unit, two coker units n/a
shut Mar. 9 for planned main-
tenance; no restart timing
available.
Marathon Detroit 100.0 Project to upgrade refinery n/a
MI to process Canadian crude
delayed from 2009 to 2012,
the co. said on Feb. 3.
Sunoco Toledo, OH 160.0 FCCU turnaround lasting 6 weeks 4Q08
planned for 4q 2008 or 1Q 2009
Sunoco Tulsa, Okla. 85.0 Turnaround maintenance will n/a
take place in Feb., the Co.
said on Feb. 5.
Refinery could close by end
of 2009 if buyer not found.
Valero Memphis, TN 195.0 FCCU upgrade originally slated 2012
for completion in 2009 has been
shifted to 2012, the Co. said
on Jan. 27.
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Suncor Commerce City 90.0 32,000-b/d crude unit, n/a
CO 10,500-b/d reformer will
shut in March for planned
maintenance, the Co. said
on Jan. 26.
WEST COAST
Alon Paramount 55.0 Hydrocracker project post-
CA poned indefinitely, the Co.
said on Feb. 4
Tesoro Wilmington 105.0 Reformer and Coker units,
CA which underwent work in March April
are back at normal rates.
Valero Benicia 144.0 Hydrocracker in restart April April 2
CA 2 after two-week turnaround.
Back to planned rates, co. said April 6