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) said Monday that planned turnaround
maintenance at a crude and coker unit at its St. Charles refinery
in Norco, Louisiana, is underway. The entire refinery will be shut
for 30 days.
Also on Monday, Valero Energy said that work continues at a
hydrocracker unit in the East Plant of its Corpus Christi refinery.
The unit was shut in January for 18 days of planned maintenance,
the co. said on January 12.
And a coker unit malfunction at Valero's Port Arthur, Texas,
refinery over the weekend had no material impact to production, the
company said on Monday.
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) Monday said its refinery in
Catlettsburg, Kentucky, continued to operate at reduced rates due
to the shutdown, since Wednesday, of the Greenup Locks and Dam in
the Ohio River. The plant receives crude oil by pipeline, but moves
product out of the refinery via barge.
Shell Oil Co. (RDSA, RDSB) Sunday began the process of
restarting several units at its Deer Park, Texas, refinery. The
unit, shuttered since January 14 for scheduled maintenance, include
a hydroprocessing unit, coker, gas oil hydrotreater, catalytic
reformer and a platformer. Emissions associated with the staggered
restart are expected to continue until February 17.
A process upset Saturday at an FCCU and wet gas compressor at
WRB Refining's (COP, ECA) Borger, Texas, refinery resulted in about
five and a half hours of flaring. It was not clear whether the
event had an impact on production.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) Saturday depressurized part of delayed
coker unit no. 843 for maintenance. Emissions associated with the
process lasted for about 24 hours; it is not clear whether the work
had an impact on operations.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using
the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
Korean Newfoundland 115.0 Hydrocracker was shut Jan. 7
National after a brief fire broke out in
Co. the stripper tower. No word on
when it will restart, the co.
said on Jan. 12.
EAST COAST
CARIBBEAN
GULF COAST
Citgo Corpus 163.0 Platformer reactor was shut after
Christi,TX a brief fire Dec. 30. No injuries.
Co. still assessing damages.
Motiva Norco, La. 236.4 Damage assessment underway at n/a
the crude unit shut Jan. 22 by
a fire caused by a leak at the
unit, the Co. said on Jan. 26.
Restart estimate not available.
Motiva Port Arthur 285.0 Crude oil throughput will soon Jan 28
return to normal rates the co.
said on Jan 28; runs were re-
duced due shipping delays caused
by the closure of the Sabine-
Neches Waterway, the co. said on
Jan. 26.
FCCU went offline Jan. 8 due n/a
to a boiler failure; unit in
circulation.
Shell Deer Park 340.0 Hydrodesulfurization 2 Unit re- Jan 25
TX started Jan. 25 following cata-
lyst change and maintenance that
began on Jan. 13.
Valero Port Arthur 325.0 Part of delayed coker unit no. n/a
TX 843 was depressurized for
maintenance on Jan. 30. No
impact to production.
Valero Texas City 245.0 1 of 3 crude units was re- Jan 28
TX started Jan 28; a fire on Dec
24 shut the crude unit and a
coker unit. The coker unit was
restarted on Dec. 31.
WRB Borger, TX 152.0 Process upset occurred on n/a
Refining Jan 30 at FCCU and wet gas
compressor causing brief
period of flaring. Impact on
production unclear.
MIDWEST
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Holly Artesia, 100.0 A fire erupted Jan. 18 at crude early
N.M. unit; restart seen in 3 weeks. Feb
Marathon Catlettsburg 226.0 Refinery operating at reduced n/a
KY rates owing to the closure
since Jan 27 of the Ohio River
due to damage at the Greenup
Locks and Dam.
WEST COAST
Exxon Torrance 149.5 A brief snag at a hydrocracker n/a
CA unit on Jan. 25 cause about
7 hours of flaring. The unit is
operating, a person familiar
with the plant said.
Shell Martinez 155.6 Delayed coker unit caused steam n/a
CA and coke dust emissions Jan. 27;
cause is unknown. No impact on
production.
PLANNED
CANADA
Shell Montreal 130.0 The refinery will be converted
Quebec into a fuel terminal, Co. said
Jan. 7. No timeline provided.
CARIBBEAN
Hovensa St. Croix 500.0 150,000 bbl/d FCCU shut early
Jan. 20 for turnaround. March
Valero Aruba 235.0 The plant, which
was shut in June for 2-3
months for economic reasons was
closed indefinitely in Nov.
EAST COAST
Hess Port Month-long turnaround work
Reading NJ will take place in April at
the plant's 70,000-b/d
FCCU; the refinery does not
process crude oil.
Sunoco Westville 145.0 Idling all Eagle Point refin- Mid-Nov
NJ ing operations indefinitely due
to poor economics, Co. said
Oct. 6.
Reformer unit shut in Girard n/a
Point section in early Oct
for economic reasons. Shutdown
to last 1-6 months.
Valero Delaware 210.0 Plant to be permanently shut due
City, DE to poor economics, announced
Nov. 20. Delaware Official said
it would be shut on Nov. 22.
The plant's production units will
be dismantled and disposed of in
coming months, Co. said Dec. 23.
Valero Paulsboro 185.0 Refinery will operate during Dec. 14-21
NJ FCCU work that began on Nov.
Nov. 28-29. The entire refinery
was scheduled to shut during the
work; the Co. also shortened the
duration of the FCCU work to 2-3
weeks from 6 on Dec. 3.
Conoco Linden, NJ 238.0 The Bayway refinery is undergoing
planned maintenance, Co. said Jan.7.
No details regarding unit(s) or
duration provided.
Western Yorktown 64.5 Planned work scheduled 3Q 2010.
Va.
GULF COAST
BP Texas City 455.8 FCCU in restart Jan 29; Jan 29
TX shut Jan 27 for compres-
sor repair.
Chevron Pascagoula 330.0 Pre-commercial heavy oil 2010
Miss. conversion project delayed
from 2008 to 2010 due to
economic factors.
Conoco Sweeny, TX 247.0 Unit 3 shut to connect an Jan. 18
emission control device (wet
gas scrubber), which will not
affect refining operations,
a Jan. 4 filing stated.
Flint Corpus 288.1 $250 mln project for new Spring
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
LA refining capacity by 180,000-
b/d completed on schedule and
new units were being integrated,
company said Jan. 8. Entire
plant reaches full capacity 2Q'10,
Co. said previously.
Planned turnaround at plant
is expected to start and end
in Jan. 2010, Co. said Jan. 8.
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