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.
BP Plc has restarted production at its Cherry Point refinery in
Blaine, Washington, after months of maintenane work, a source
familiar with the refinery said May 29.
Motiva Enterprises LLC reported an upset of unspecified
equipment May 28 at its refinery in Port Arhtur, Texas, according
to a government filing.
Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) experienced a FCCU malfunction May 28 at
its refinery in Commerce City, Colo., according to a government
filing. The unit is down for repair until further notice, the
company said.
Phillips 66 said a hole in the furnace at its refinery at
Borger, Texas, caused at release of 100 pounds of hydrogen sulfide
on May 25, according to a government filing.
Motiva Enterprises LLC reported a mechanical problem May 25 at
its refinery in Convent, La., according to a government filing. The
problem was "due to an H-Oil upset," according to the filing with
the Natioinal Repsonse Center.
BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) on May 24 began the process of shutting down
the same key gasoline-making fluid catalytic cracking unit, or
FCCU, that began restarting three days earlier after five months of
down time.
BP Plc. (BP) reported flaring May 20 at its Cherry Point
refinery in Blaine, Wash., amid a unit restart, a source said.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) said May 20 the coker unit at its
refinery in Beaumont, Texas, had returned to normal operations.
Shell Oil on May 18 said the "shelter-in-place" order was lifted
shortly after a sulfur recovery unit upset on May 17 caused
emissions of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide. The sulfur
recover unit was taken out of service.
Citgo Petroleum Corp. on May 17 restarted the FCCU at its
Lemont, Illinois, refinery, a filing to the NRC said. It's not
clear when the unit was taken out of service. Seperately, on April
29 the company said 30 day's of planned maintenance was under way,
but no details were provided.
Sunoco Inc.'s (SUN) Philadelphia refinery (Girard Point) crude
unit shut by a brief fire on May 9 is expected to reach planned
rate by May 19, a person familiar with the plant said on May
14.
The process of restarting BP's (BP) Cherry Point refinery in
Ferndale, Wash., is expected to conclude by the end of May, a
person familiar with operations at the plant said Wednesday. The
plant was shut on Feb. 17 when a fire damaged the crude unit.
Maintenance was performed at other unspecified units.
Valero Energy Corp. on May 16 said the alkylation unit and FCCU
at its Meraux, La., refinery are in restart and will be operating
at normal rates by June 1. The units had been down since January as
part of planned maintenance turnaround.
Valero Energy Corp. on May 15 reported compressor problems at
its Houston and Port Arthur, Texas, refineries. Neither plant
experienced any material impact to production, the company said on
May 16.
Delek US Holdings, Inc. (DK) on May 15 its Tyler, Texas,
refinery is expected to average between 45,000 and 50,000
barrels-a-day, down from 62,000 b/d, while repairs continue at the
plant's FCCU. The unit was shut May 10 after a May 7 restart
attempt failed.
Also on May 15, Delek said its El Dorado, Arkansas, refinery has
been operating at reduced rates since May 1 due to the temporary
suspension of crude oil deliveries from its supplier Exxon Mobil.
The company has secured additional feedstocks that should allow the
refinery to average total throughput of at least 60,000 barrels a
day during May and June, which is down from its boiler-plate
capacity of 70,000 barrels a day.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using
the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
CARIBBEAN
EAST COAST
Sunoco Philadelphia 330.0 Girard Point crude unit seen May 19
PA at planned rate by May 19; it
was shut by May 9 fire.
MIDWEST
Delek El Dorado 70.0 Rates reduced by 10K b/d due
crude oil delivery suspension
by Exxon Mobil. Additional
supply has been secured, the
co. said on May 15.
Valero Memphis, TN 195.0 Brief power outage on May 15
had no material impact to
production, the co. said on
May 16.
GULF COAST
Delek Tyler, TX 62.0 Rates reduced to 45k-50K b/d
until end-May while repairs
continue at FCCU shut by May
7 power failure, the co.said
on May 15.
Exxon Beaumont 345.0 Work to restart coker unit
Mobil TX compressor continues, the co.
said on May 14.
Hydrocracker unit shut on May May 14
10 is returning to normal ops,
the co. said on May 14.
Motiva Port Arthur 600.0 Brief fire on May 12 shuts lube
TX hydrocracking unit- filing.
Pasadena Pasadena TX 100.0 All process units operating and May 15
Refining producing, the co. said on May
15. This includes the FCCU shut
on May 12 loss when boilers shut
on a power interruption.
Work to rebuild coker unit
damaged in Dec. 2011 fire will
begin, the co. said on May 4.
Phillips Sweeny TX 247.0 Efforts to resume normal rates
66 continue following power out-
age earlier in the day, the co.
on May 12- filing.
Deer Deer Park 327.0 SRU shut May 17 due to upset.
Park Shelter-in-place was ordered
Refining and lifted about an hour after
(Shell) hydrogen sulfide/sulfur dioxide
release, the company said on
May 18.
Valero Corpus 310.0 Small flange fire at butamer
Christi TX unit that was shut for mainte-
nance had no affect on pro-
duction, the co. said on May 16.
Valero Port Arthur 310.0 Wet gas compressor at coker
TX unit tripped on May 15; no
material impact to production
the co. said on May 16.
MIDWEST
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
BP Ferndale, 230.0 Restart process expected to
WA conclude by the end of May.
The refinery shut on Feb 17
due to crude unit fire.
PLANNED
CANADA
Husky Saskatchewan 21-days maintenance set in 1stH
Upgrader first half 2012 at hydrogen 2012
plant, the co. said on Feb 9.
Husky Saskatchewan Major turnaround to take place Spring
Refinery in spring of 2013. Plant-wide 2013
shutdown for inspection and
equipment repairs.
CARIBBEAN
HOVENSA St. Croix 350.0 Refinery shutdown completed, the Feb 21
co. said on Feb. 21. The facility 2012
will be operated as a products
storage terminal.
Valero Aruba 235.0 Operations will be suspended
at the end of March due to eco-
nomics, the co. said on Mar 19.
EAST COAST
Phillips Trainer, PA 185.0 Delta Airlines buys refinery
66 on April 30, 2012.
Operations were idled on Sept.
30, 2011 for economic reasons.
PBF Delaware City 190.0 Planned work currently under way
Energy DE the co. said on May 7. Scope and
duration not disclosed.
Sunoco Philadelphia 335.0 Energy Partners buys Sunoco Inc.;
PA deal to close 4Q 2012.
Sunoco Marcus Hook 190.0 Marcus Hook shut Dec. 1 ahead of
schedule due to poor refining econo-
economics.
GULF COAST
BP Texas City 406.6 FCCU No. 3 and Alkylation unit N/A
TX down for routine maintenance that
began around Jan. 5 continues, a
person familiar with the refinery
said on May 11. Restart estimate
not available.
Flint Corpus 300.0 Coker unit maintenance combined
Hills Christi TX with hydrocracker unit restart
to cause emissions and flaring
on May 12.
Exxon Beaumont 345.0 Crude Unit B, Coker Unit and May 11
Mobil TX associated units at normal rates 2012
following turnaround maintenance
that started on Apr 1, the co.
said on May 11.
Holly Artesia, NM 100.0 Crude runs will be reduced by Early
Frontier 50% during 30 days of major turn- 2012