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.
Sunoco Inc. (SUN) on April 20 shut a crude unit and FCCU at the
Point Breeze section of its Philadelphia, Pa., refining complex due
to market conditions. The units will be restarted when it makes
sense to do so, the Co. said on April 23.
Alon USA's (ALJ) Paramount, Calif. refinery reduced rates on
April 22 following an explosion at a heater unit in the
hydrotreater section of the plant. One employee was injured in the
incident. He was treated and released from an area hospital. There
is no estimate on when the plant will return to normal
operations.
Total Petrochemicals USA (TOT) on April 22 began the process of
restarting its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery; the plant was shut on
March 24 for economic reasons. Starting at about 5:00 a.m. CDT, 18
units will be restarted in an orderly fashion; the process is
expected to end at around the same time on April 28. A steam boiler
was restarted on April 20.
ConocoPhillips (COP) on April 21 said that planned maintenance
is on-going at its Rodeo, Calif., refinery. A hydrocracking unit
and reformer were taken out of service in early March for what was
expected to be 45-days of scheduled work.
Marathon Oil (MRO) on April 21 said that crude oil throughput
has been reduced at its Catlettsburg, Kentucky, refinery since
April 17 due to a crude oil delivery pipeline leak. The company has
allocated product deliveries to its customers within the area which
will be lifted when the refinery resumes normal crude rates.
Delek US Holdings (DK) on April 21 began the sequential restart
of all processing units at its Tyler, Texas, refinery following a
fatal fire and explosion on Nov. 20, 2008.
ConocoPhillips on April 20 began four days of work at two FCCUs
at its Borger, Texas, refinery to replace electronic cards
associated with electrostatic precipitator rappers. It was not
clear whether the work will impact production.
BP (BP) began work on April 20 at a key gasoline-making unit at
its Texas City, Texas, refinery. FCCU 1 will undergo two days of
maintenance on the Electrostatic Precipitator Stack starting at
8:00 a.m. on Monday. The work will not impact production at the
plant, a source familiar with operations said.
On April 17, Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) said it was planning
maintenance on a hydrotreater at its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery.
The company didn't specify when or how long the maintenance would
last.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using
the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
EAST COAST
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. Apr 14
SRU restarted. Back to
normal, Co. said April 14.
Conoco Belle Chasse 247.0 Power outage April 5 mid-
La. shuts refinery. Apr
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.
Valero Port Arthur 325.0 FCCU at reduced rates since n/a
TX mid-Dec. for economic rea-
sons. Shut hydrocracker for
repairs April 3. Apr
10-13
MIDWEST
Marathon Catlettsburg 226.0 Refinery at reduced rates n/a
KY since Apr. 17 owing to
crude oil delivery pipe-
line leak. No estimate
on return to normal opera-
tions.
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Sinclair Sinclair, 66.0 Refinery ops at 50% mid-
WY after March fire. Apr
WEST COAST
Alon Paramount, 53.0 Refinery at reduced rates n/a
CA on April 23 due to an
explosion at a hydro-
treater.
Flint North Pole 210.0 One of three processing n/a
Hills AK 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
Sunoco Philadelphia 340.0 Point Breeze crude unit and n/a
PA FCCU shut April 20 due to
market conditions. Units will
be restarted as soon as it
makes sense to do so, the Co.
said on Apr. 23
Reformer unit shut in Girard n/a
Point section in early 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
Chevron Pascagoula 330.0 Pre-commercial heavy oil 2010
Miss. conversion project delayed
from 2008 to 2010 due to
economic factors.
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.
Total Port Arthur 232.0 Refinery in restart mode; 18 Apr 22
TX units will be sequentially
restarted starting at about
5:00 a.m. CDT on Apr. 22.
The process is expected to
conclude on Apr. 28. The units
shut due to poor economic con-
ditions on Mar. 24
Valero Corpus 340.0 20,000-b/d FCCU in East n/a
Christi, TX 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. Mainte-
is planned at a hydrotreater
unit, the company said on
April 17; no details were
given.
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-WEST
Frontier El Dorado 130.0 A coker turnaround and expan- Mid-
KS sion project was delayed until Aug.
Mid-July, and subsequently
delayed until August.
Marathon Robinson 204.0 Crude unit, two coker units Mid-
IL shut Mar. 9 restarted mid- Apr.
April.
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
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.
Co. said April 14 that planed
work was ongoing at the refinery.
Co. did not give more specifics.
Frontier Cheyenne 52.0 The refinery is operating at n/a
WY reduced rates for economic
reasons.
WEST COAST
Alon Paramount 55.0 Hydrocracker project post-
CA poned indefinitely, the Co.
said on Feb. 4
Conoco Rodeo, CA 153.5 Work continues at hydro- n/a
cracker and reformer units.
45 days of planned work was
expected to conclude by Apr.
15. No restart estimate.