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.
The start-up of a processing unit at PBF Energy's oil refinery
in Delaware City, Del., was interrupted on May 28 when a release of
hydrogen sulfide went through a flare stack during the process,
according to a filing to the U.S. National Response Center. The
190,000-barrel-a-day plant remains on track to start-up in the
2nd-quarter.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) on May 29 said a process unit restart at
it's Joliet refinery in Illinois caused a release of nitrogen
dioxide to a flare stack. The company reported the event to the
U.S. National Response Center. Traders doing business in the region
said the plant's FCCU had been down for repairs.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) on May 29 reported an unplanned flaring
event at its refinery in Torrance, Calif. The reason for the
flaring wasn't specified in a report to Calif. environmental
regulators.
ConocoPhillips on May 27 restarted a compressor at unspecifed
equipment at its refinery in Sweeny, Texas. The restart caused a
period of flaring, a filing to environmental regulators said.
BP PLC (BP) on May 27 reported emissions of sulfur dioxide due
to an upset at an unspecified process unit at its Carson refinery
in Los Angeles, Calif. The unit outage was part of routine
maintenance, BP said.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) restarted units at its 218,500
barrel-a-day refinery in Texas City, Texas, after an early morning
power outage on on May 27.
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) restarted units at its 76,000
barrel-a-day refinery Texas City, Texas, on May 27 after an early
morning power outage.
Marathon Oil Corp. restarted units at its 206,000 barrel-a-day
refinery in Robinson, Ill., on May 26 after a power outage the
previous night.
Exxon Mobil Corp. reported flaring at its 234,000 barrel-a-day
refinery in Joliet, Ill., according to a filing with state
regulators made public on May 26.
Total SA (TOT, FP.FR) said a brief power failure forced it to
shut down the coker at its 232,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Port
Arthur, Texas, on May 26.
BP PLC restarted the crude distillation unit, coker, reformer
and "other units" after a maintenance turnaround at its 225,000
barrel-a-day Cherry Point refinery in Washington state, according
to a filing with state regulators made public on May 26.
Valero Energy Corp. took down the gas oil treating unit for
unplanned maintenance at its 142,000 barrel-a-day refinery in
Corpus Christi, Texas, on May 25, the company said in a filing with
state regulators.
Valero Energy Corp. took down the coker unit at its 142,000
barrel-a-day Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery for maintenance May
25, according to a government filing.
Valero Energy Corp. was restarting the wet gas compressor at its
285,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, according to a
govnerment filing on May 25.
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
GULF COAST
Chevron Pascagoula 330.0 One of two crude units experienced
MS an "isolated fire" early May 10 that
lasted about an hour. Co. declined
to comment on the status of the
unit and the refinery.
Conoco Sweeny, TX 247.0 Compressor at unidentified equip- 5/27
ment restarted on May 27 after
shuting down earlier that day.
Exxon Baton Rouge, 506.0 Cut production by at least 50,000 5/13
LA. b/d and closed docks and pipelines
because of flooding in region.
Valero Port Arthur, 285.0 Company restarting wet gas compressor,
TX according to May 25 government filing.
Total Port Arthur 232.0 Coker unit down after power outage,
TX according to May 26 filing.
MIDWEST
Exxon Joliet, IL 238.6 Flaring due to overpressure of
unspecified unit, according to May 25
government filing.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Shell Martinez, CA 156.5 Restarted hydrocracker after May 17
shutdown on May 16.
PLANNED
CANADA
Suncor Edmonton 135.0 4 weeks of planned work starts
Apr 22 at one of two crude units
and associated equip.
CARIBBEAN
Hovensa St. Croix 350.0 Refinery's #4 distillate
desulfurizing unit restarted on
May 19, company said on May 23.
Unit had been damaged by fire.
EAST COAST
GULF COAST
Lyondell Houston, TX 270.0 FCCU rate cut on Apr 22 follow-
Basell upset. Unit status remains un-
unclear on May 3; the co. won't
comment.
Motiva Port Arthur 285.0 Expansion project to increase 1Q
throughput capacity by 325,000 2012
b/d, to 610,000-b/d, slowed.
Completion now seen 1Q
2012, from 2010.
Petrobras Pasadena 56.0 FCCU restarted after being taken
TX out of service Feb. 28 for
planned work, company said May 24.
Valero Corpus Christi 142.0 Coker brought down for planned
TX maintenance, company said in May
25 government filing.
Valero McKee TX 170.0 Vacuum unit turnaround planned for
first half of 2012, co. said.
Expansion project announced on
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- 2012
TX ceed and be completed in late
2012.
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, IN 405.0 Turnaround will start at the End-May
end of March at Reformer No. 4
and alkylation unit for 60 days,
source said on Mar 25.
Turnaround at Pipestill 12 de-
layed by 3 months; it was sup-
posed to begin in November, a
source said on Mar 25.
Frontier Cheyenne, WY 47.0 Refinery to return to targeted May 8-
run rates week starting May 8 15
after undergoing equipment up-
grades, the co. said on May 5.
CVR Coffeyville 115.7 Periodic turnaround will take place
KS in two phases beginning in Fall 2011
and completed in Spring 2012.
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.
WEST COAST
BP Carson, CA 265.0 Upset at unspecified process
unit reported on May 27 due to
routine maintenance, to Co. said.
Tesoro Anacortes 120.0 Planned maintenance under way May 2
since April 29 expected to con-
clude on May 2; no impact to
production.