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.
CVR Energy (CVI) said on Feb. 9 the final phase of previously
announced turnaround maintenance at its oil refinery in
Coffeyville, Kansas, will get under way on Feb. 28. Crude unit No.
2, a coker unit, vacuum unit No. 2 and a hydrotreater will be shut
for about four to five weeks for inspection and repairs.
Suncor Energy Inc. (SU, SU.T) on Feb. 9 said an unspecified unit
shut down at its 135,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Edmonton, Canada,
after it experienced a process upset. The shutdown isn't expected
to affect the company's ability to meet customer demand. The rest
of the Edmonton refinery is running as normal.
Husky Energy (HSE) on Feb. 9 said construction is under way at
its Lima, Ohio, refinery to build a new 20,000-barrel-a-day
kerosene hydrotreater. It will come on line in the first half of
2013. Also 15 days of maintenance is planned to replace the
catalyst at a diesel hydrotreater and 29 days of turnaround
maintenance is set at the plant's aromatics unit in the fourth
quarter of 2012. The Toledo, Ohio, refinery will under go minor
turnaround maintenance in mid-2012.
Husky Energy's Lloydminster heavy oil upgrader in Saskatchewan,
Canada, is scheduled for approximately three weeks of maintenance
in the first half of 2012 to facilitate hydrogen plant repairs and
catalyst change out. The next major turnaround is scheduled to
commence in the fall of 2013.
Husky's Lloydminster Refinery will under go major turnaround in
the spring of 2013. The plant is expected to be shutdown for 21
days during the turnaround for inspections and equipment
repair.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) on Feb. 9 said the crude and coker
units at its St. Charles refinery in Norco, La., were in the
process of shutting down for previously announced 10-weeks of
turnaround maintenance.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) on Feb. 8 said hydrocracker unit
215 at its oil refinery in Garyville, La., had returned to service
after an unplanned shutdown on Jan. 31. The company didn't specify
when the unit came back on line.
North Atlantic Refining on Feb. 8 said a brief fire at its oil
refinery in Come By Chance, Newfoundland, Canada, will have minimal
impact to operations. The fire was contained and put out very
quickly. No further details were provided.
The Feb. 7 power interruption at Motiva's Port Arthur, Texas,
refinery slowed some process unit operations and shut others. A
filing to regulators made public on Feb. 8 said an FCCU, Alkylation
Unit and Hydrocracker were affected by the outage.
A planned flaring event from Feb. 5 through Feb. 9 is taking
place at Valero's (VLO) 150,000 barrel-a-day refinery in
Wilmington, Calif., a filing to regulators said. The refinery is
shut for planned maintenance.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using
the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
North Newfoundland 115.0 Refinery hit by brief fire on
Atlantic Feb. 8; minimal impact on op-
erations expected. No further
details provided.
Suncor Edmonton 135.0 Unspecified process unit shut
due to upset, the co. said on
Feb 9. The rest of the refinery
operates normally.
CARIBBEAN
EAST COAST
Sunoco Philadelphia 330.0 Hydrotreater shut Dec 15 for
PA maintenance; restart timing not
known. Traders say unit remains
shuttered on Jan 10.
GULF COAST
Flint Corpus 300.0 Alkylation unit shut on Feb 1
Hills Christi, TX to facilitate repair at asso-
ciated tower. It will restart
as soon as possible.
Marathon Garyville 464.0 Hydrocracker Unit 215 returned
LA to service, the co. said on Feb
8; it was shut on Jan 31 to re-
pair a leak.
Motiva Port Arthur 600.0 Partial power failure on Feb 7
impacted operations at FCCU,
Alkylation Unit, hydrocracking
unit -filing.
Pasadena Pasadena TX 100.0 Coker unit damanged by Dec 10 N/A
Refining fire. Fire contained; no other
units affected, the co. said
on Dec. 12. On Jan 27, the co.
said there was no change since
the Dec. 12 statement; no re-
start timing.
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, IN 405.0 The larger of 2 FCCUs restarted
on Feb. 3/4 after shutting un-
planned on Feb. 2 for repairs.
CVR Wynnewood OK 70.0 Units restarted on Feb. 6, a Feb 6
filing said. A previous filing
said a crude unit shut on Jan a
12 for unplanned maintenance.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Tesoro Anacortes 120.0 An unspecified unit, or units,
WA are in the process of restart-
ing on Feb 3 after shutting
briefly the day before.
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 operations to cease by Mid-
mid-Feb.; facility will be con- Feb.
verted to a products storage
terminal, the co. said on Jan 18.
Valero Aruba 235.0 Crude throughput rates cut by an
unspecified amount for the past
several weeks due to economics
co. said on Jan 9.
EAST COAST
Conoco Trainer, PA 185.0 Crude processing halted;
operations winding down,
the company said on Sept. 30.
The refinery will be
shuttered in six months if
not sold.
Hess Port Reading 70.0 The FCCU facility will shut Feb 24
Corp NJ pn Feb 3 for three weeks turn-
around.
Sunoco Philadelphia 335.0 Refineries up for sale on July
Marcus Hook 190.0 Sept. 6; Marcus Hook shut 2012
Dec. 1 ahead of schedule
due to poor refining econo-
mics. Phila. to shut in July.
GULF COAST
BP Texas City 406.6 FCCU and Alkylation unit routine
TX maintenance that began earlier in
Jan continues, a person familiar
with the refinery said on Feb 8.
Restart estimate not available.
Citgo Corpus 157.0 East Plant crude unit turnaround Jan 31
Christi, TX concluded; plant back at normal
rates, to Co. said on Jan 31.
The maintenance got under way on
Jan 10.
Conoco Belle Chasse 247.0 Refinery up for sale a
Phillips LA Nov. 29 Bloomberg News
report said.
Conoco Westlake, LA 239.4 Planned maintenance currently
Phillips under way at unspecified unit(s)
the co. said on Jan 10; no other
details provided.
2012
Exxon Baytown 560.6 Two months turnaround work got Feb
Mobil TX under way on Feb. 1 at an alky- 24
lation unit and FCCU.
Holly Artesia, NM 100.0 Crude runs will be reduced by Early
Frontier 50% during 30 days of major turn- 2012
maintenance in early 2012, the Co.
said on Aug. 5.
Valero McKee TX 170.0 5 week FCCU turnaround set for
March, 2012, the co. said 1/31.
Vacuum unit turnaround planned in
first half of 2012, company said.
Expansion project announced
March 2011 to increase crude oil
throughput by 25,000 b/d to
195,000 b/d.
Valero Meraux, LA 135.0 FCCU will be shuttered during
alkylation unit turnaround main-
tenance that began wk of Jan 2
the co. said on Jan 9.
Valero Houston,TX 88.0 Seven weeks of FCCU maintnance end-March
starting in Feb. 2012 the Co.
said on Nov. 1, 2011.
Valero Norco, LA 185.0 Ten weeks of work planned for mid-April
the crude and coker units start- 2012
ing Feb. 2012, co said on Nov. 1,
2011.
Valero Norco, LA 185.0 Co. on Jan. 31 said 10-weeks of April
planned crude/coker unit mainte- 2012
will get under way in Feb.
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- 2012
TX ceed and be completed in late
2012.
MIDWEST
CVR Coffeyville 115.7 Final phase of turnaround work Q1
KS will begin Feb 28 at crude unit 2012
No. 2, coker, vacuum unit No. 2,
hydrotreater for 4-5 weeks. First
two phases concluded in Nov 2011.
CVR Wynnewood 54.0 30-40 days maintenance planned Q3
OK in 3rd Q 2013, the co. said on 2013
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.
Husky Lima, OH 160.0 15-days of maintenance at diesel 4Q
Energy hydrotreater; 29-day at aromatics 2012
unit set for 4Q 2012, the co.
on Feb 9.
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 sched-
uled in 2014; 70% of units involved.
Remaining 30% will under go major
turnaround in 2015, the co. said
on Feb 9, 2012.
Husky Toledo, OH 140.0 Minor turnaround planned in mid-
Energy 2012; the partial outage will
last about 21 days, the co. said
on Feb. 9.
Tesoro Mandan, ND 58.0 Total crude-oil processing capa- 2nd Q
city to increase by 17% to 68,000 2012
b/d by 2nd quarter 2012.
Valero Memphis, TN 180.0 Five weeks of maintenance on early-April
crude unit starting in March. 2012
2012, co. said on Nov. 1, 2011.
ROCKIES
Sinclair Sinclair, WY 80.0 Long-term upgrade project com- Jan
pleted, the Co. said on Jan 25. 2012
Throughput increased to 80K-b/d,
coker unit and sulfur plant added
and hydrocracker rate increased.
WEST COAST
Alon Bakersfield 14.5 Refining operations halted for
CA at least one month for econo-
mic reasons, a local news re-
port said on Jan 15.
BP Carson, CA 265.0 Planned flaring extended through
Feb 7; a Jan 30 filing to regula-
tors said. A previous filing said
the flaring began on Jan 23.
Conoco Carson, CA 139.0 Maintenance work under way at
Wilmington Carson plant, the Co. said on
Jan 27; no details were pro-
vided.
Tesoro West Coast N/A Q4 2011 maintenance at West
Coast refineries delayed until
2012. Further details not pro
vided.
Valero Wilmington, 78.0 Four weeks of maintenance at Feb. 10
CA crude and coker units got under
way on Jan 13. The entire plant
will be off line during the work.