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.
The maintainenance refinery turnaround at Valero's 150,000
barrel-a-day refinery ion Wilmington, Calif., is finaly coming to a
close and a substantial number of unitws are coming back on line
over the next several days, according to Valero spokesman Bill Day.
The maintenance on the refinery was in effect for almost six
weeks.
A process upset at the Sunoco owned and operated 135,000
barrel-a-day refinery in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, resulted in the
take down of a hydrotreater at the 135,000 barrel-a-day refinery on
Feb. 9.accoording to a refinery spokesperson. The source of the
problem was was in pipes leading to the hydrotreater and the unit
was expected to be out of service for two weeks. The refinery is
running at reduced rates, but the company indicates it will be able
to meet product demand.
A flaring event, resulting in the release of sulfur dioxide,
took place at the Delaware City Refining Company on Feb. 12 at 6:15
AM, according to the Delaware Department of Natural Rewources and
Environmental Control. Firm indications that a coker and related
boiler were down.
An emissions event took place from Feb. 11 to Feb. 12 at the
Borger Refinery in Texas, according to the Texas Commission On
Environmental Quality. It wasn't known which unit, or unit's, were
upset, but no product shortages were evident.
North Atlantic Refining on Feb. 9 said a brief fire the day
before at its oil refinery in Come By Chance, Newfoundland, Canada,
caused the shutdown of a platformer unit. The damages appear to be
minor, and the unit is expected to be offline for only a few days.
All other major processing units remain in operation," a company
representative said.
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 Platformer shut by brief fire
Atlantic on Feb. 8; minimal impact on
operations 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.