The following table lists unplanned and planned production
outages at U.S. refineries as reported by Dow Jones Newswire's. The
information is compiled from both official and unofficial refining
sources and doesn't purport to be a comprehensive list.
ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM) on Oct. 3 said a fire at its Baytown,
Texas, refinery was confined to a single process unit and that
operations at the rest of the refinery weren't impacted. The fire
was caused by a hole in a reactor, a environmental filing said. The
unit involved hasn't been identified.
Exxon Mobil Corp. on Oct. 2 said operations are normalizing at
its Torrance, Calif., refinery following an early morning power
outage on Oct. 1. Flaring associated with the effort could continue
through Oct. 9.
Hess Corp. (HES) on Oct. 3 said operations at it's Port Reading,
New Jersey, distillate and gasoline production facility continued
normally while emergency responders worked to clear vapors at the
truck rack due to a leak in a truck's line.
Phillips 66 (PSX) on Oct. 2 said all process units affected by
the Sept. 30 third-party provider power outage at its Sweeny,
Texas, refinery had been brought back on-line.
Alon USA (ALJ) on Oct. 2 said normal operations had resumed at
its Big Spring, Texas, refinery's FCCU after a wet gas compressor
malfunction the day before.
Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES CG SUN) shut a CO boiler and
may have slightly reduced FCCU output, a person familiar with the
plant said on Oct. 2. There is no estimate of when the work will
end.
BP PLC (BP BP.LN) completed turnaround maintenance underway
since last month at its Whiting, Indiana, refinery a person
familiar with operations at the plant said on Oct. 2. The smallest
of three crude units restarted on Sept. 30 and an isomerization
unit was in restart mode. A hydrotreater unit was returned to
service last week.
Motiva Enterprises LLC on Oct. 2 said an impact assessment after
a brief fire the day before in a crude distillation unit at its
Convent, La., refinery continues. No other process units were
affected by the event.
Citgo Petroleum Corp on Oct. 1 said planned maintenance got
underway at unspecified units in the East and West facilities at
its Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery.
Pasadena Refining Systems Inc. on Oct. 1 said FCCU operations
quickly returned to normal after "slight" upsets at its Pasadena,
Texas, refinery FCCU on Sept. 28 and 29.
CVR Energy (CVI) on Sept. 29 resumed turnaround maintenance at
its Wynnewood, Okla. refinery after a boiler explosion on Sept. 28
fatally injured one worker and critically injured another. No
process units or other areas of the facility were affected by the
blast.
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the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
Irving Saint John 300.0 Normal operations resume
Oil Canada on Sep 26 after an explo-
sion at a small tank earlier
in the day, the co. said.
CARIBBEAN
EAST COAST
Hess Port Reading 70.0 Operations normal while
vapors cleared due to truck's
line leak at loading rack, the
co. said Oct 3.
Phila- Philadelphia 330.0 CO boiler shut for maintenance
delphia PA may have slightly reduced FCCU
Energy output, a person familiar with
operations said on Oct 2.
GULF COAST
Alon Big Spring 70.0 FCCU resumed normal operations
USA TX after a wet gas compressor mal-
function the day before, the co.
said on Oct. 2. The same unit
ran at reduced rate Sep 13 due
to maintenance at the compressor.
Chevron Pascagoula, 330.0 Operations were back at normal
MS after running at reduced rates
since late August when Hurricane
Isaac caused damage, the co. said
on Sep. 27.
Exxon Baytown, TX 560.0 Oct 3 fire confined to one unit
Mobil was caused by a hole in a reactor.
No impact on remaining operations,
the co. said.
Flexicoker shut Sep 11 because
of a heat exchanger leak will be
down for several weeks of repairs
the co. said on Sep 20.
Motiva Convent, LA 235.0 Impact assessment continues after
brief fire at CDU on Oct 1. No
other process units affected, the
co. said.
Pasadena Pasadena, TX 100.0 Co. on Oct. 1 said operations re-
Refining turned to normal soon after slight
upsets on Sep 28 and Sep 29.
Phillips Sweeny, TX 247.0 Process units back on-line Oct. Oct 2
66 2 after early morning power
outage on Sep 30, the co. said.
MIDWEST
Citgo Lemont, IL 167.0 Electrical problems at a gas com-
pressor reported to regulators on
Sep 20 results in flaring; impact
to production unclear.
Exxon Channahon 238.6 Coker unit rate cut on Sep 23
IL following a compressor shut-
down. Impact to operations un-
clear.
Holly Tulsa, OK 125.0 Sep 24: No update on status of re-
Frontier pair work to diesel hydrotreater
shut by fire on Aug 2. On Aug 8 the
co. said repairs would take 6-8 weeks.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Chevron Richmond, 245.0 CDU No. 4 is shut after Aug 6
fire. Most other process units
continue to operate, the co.
said, although gasoline production
was reduced by an unspecified
amount, a Sep 12 DJ report said.
No restart estimate.
Exxon Torrance, 155.0 Operations normalizing the co.
Mobil CA said on Oct 2, after third-
party power outage on Oct 1 re-
sulted in unit shutdowns and slow-
downs. Flaring may continue
through Oct 9 as the process con-
tinues.
PLANNED
CANADA
Husky Saskatchewan Major turnaround to take place Spring
Refinery in spring of 2013. Plant-wide 2013
shutdown for inspection and
equipment repairs.
CARIBBEAN
Valero Aruba Refinery will be converted to a
terminal while the co. continues
to seek a buyer, the co. said on
Sep 4.
EAST COAST
Monroe Trainer, PA 185.0 Some units will restart Sep 8-9;
Energy full ops expected by month's end
the co. said on Sep 6.
Sunoco Marcus Hook 190.0 Marcus Hook shut Dec. 1 2011 ahead
of schedule due to poor refining
economics.
GULF COAST
Citgo Corpus 165.0 Planned maintenance starts Oct.
Christi, TX 1 at unspecified units in East
and West Plant facilities, the
co. said on Oct. 1.
Phillips Borger, TX 146.0 FCCU 40 shut Sep 24 for just Oct 29
66 over one month of maintenance; &
FCCU 29 will shut Oct 21 for Nov 20
one month, a TCEQ filing said.
Valero Houston, TX 160.0 FCCU shut for eight weeks of Nov 20
turnaround maintenance, the co.
said on Sept. 21
Valero McKee TX 170.0 Expansion project announced
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- Late
TX ceed and be completed in late 2012
2012.
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, IN 336.0 Maintenance underway since late Oct 2
Aug. completed. CDU and isomer-
ization unit restarted Sep 30;
Hydrotreater restarted Sep 27,
a source said on Oct 2.
Largest of 3 CDUs will shut in Late
late in 4Q 2012 for expansion 4Q
project, the co. said July 31. 2012
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Project completion set 2nd-half
2013.
BP/Husky Toledo, OH 160.0 4 weeks of maintenance will Oct 11
begin at FCCU and coker com-
pressors on Sep 13, a person
familiar with the plant said.
CVR Wynnewood 54.0 Turnaround work resumed Sep 30
Energy OK after Sep 29 boiler explosion.
No other process units or area
of the plant affected by the blast.
30-40 days maintenance in Q3 2012
OK announced on Nov. 3, 2011.
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 Co. said on
Aug. 5, 2011.
Holly El Dorado 139.0 Coker unit undergoing maintenance
Frontier KS until further notice, traders said
on Sep 14. No significant impact
to production is expected.
Husky Lima, OH 160.0 30-day maintenance will begin Sept
Energy in Sept. the Co. said on July 24. 2012
Scope of work not disclosed.
15-day maintenance planned at 4Q
diesel hydrotreater; 29-days at 2012
aromatics unit, set for 4Q 2012,
the Co. said on Feb 9, 2012.
New 20,000-b/d kerosene hydro- 1stH
treater will start up in 1st 2013
half 2013, to co. said on Feb 9,
2012.
45-days of major turnaround
scheduled in 2014; 70% of units
involved. Remaining 30% will under
go major turnaround in 2015, the
co. said on Feb 9, 2012.
Phillips Roxana, IL 305.0 Unspecified unit shut for planned
66 maintenance on Sep 25, the co.
said. No further details provided.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Tesoro Martinez, CA 166.0 Reformer restart began Sep 23
after Sep 16 shutdown reports
to regulators said.
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