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.
ExxonMobil over the weekend shut a FCCU and alkylation unit at
its Torrance, California, refinery for turnaround maintenance. The
turnaround, underway since the first week in March, is expected to
last for about 40 days.
BP (BP) restarted ultraformer No. 4 Tuesday at its Texas City,
Texas, refinery after shutting down on March 19 for repairs;
emissions are expected to last until March 27.
Valero Energy (VLO) will completely restart its Memphis, Tenn.,
refinery by the end of April following a $225 million project. The
plant has been off-line since March 14.
Flint Hills Resources starts seven days of maintenance at a
Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery flare gas recovery unit on March
21. The start and end timing of the work are estimates, the company
warns.
A relatively small fire on March 19 at Chevron's (CVX) El
Segundo, Calif., refinery shut the Isomax, or hydrocracker, unit,
according to the El Segundo Fire Department.
Tesoro's (TSO) refinery in Anacortes, Washington, is expected to
resume normal operations over the March 20-21 weekend after a
boiler problems cut steam to key gasoline-making units on March
17.
Valero's St. Charles refinery in Norco, La., resumed normal
operations following plantwide turnaround that began February 1,
the Co. said on March 19.
Motiva plans to restart a crude unit at its Norco, La., refinery
by the end of March; the unit was idled in late January due to a
fire.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using
the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
KNOC Newfoundland 115.0 Refinery to return to normal end-March
by end March. The entire plant
was idled early Jan. to advance
maintenance while repairs were
made at a hydrotreater damaged
by fire on Jan. 7.
Valero Quebec City 235.0 66,000-b/d FCCU shut by early- n/a
Quebec day fire on Feb 2. Unit to
complete repairs mid-April, Co.
said March 17. Production
impacted but no major
disruptions expected due to ample
inventories, Co. said.
Damage assessment was delayed
due to cold weather, ice on unit.
Suncor Edmonton 135.0 Plant to restart units that were shut
Alberta March 15 due to a "process upset,"
Co. said March 16. No estimate on
impact, if any.
CARIBBEAN
EAST COAST
GULF COAST
Exxon Beaumont 344.5 Crude unit suffers minor damage n/a
TX due to a brief fire on March
6. Impact on production unclear.
Motiva Norco, La. 236.4 Crude unit, DU-5, shut by fire End
on Jan 22 seen restarting in March
end-March, the Co. said on
March 19.
Total Port Arthur 232.0 Plant received a bomb threat
TX early March 17; no devices
were found. Investigation is
ongoing.
MIDWEST
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Holly Artesia, 100.0 A fire erupted Jan. 18 at crude early
N.M. unit; restart seen in 3 weeks. Feb
A fire Mar. 2 breaks out at
new asphalt tank. Two serious injuries
but co. said no production impact
WEST COAST
Chevron El Segundo 279.0 Isomax plant shut March 19 n/a
CA due to "small" fire. No
estimate on restart.
Tesoro Wilmington 100.0 Compressors C94 and C95 exper- n/a
ienced mechanical failure March
18.
Tesoro Anacortes 120.0 Operations expected to return March 20-
WA to normal March 20-21 after 21
the unexpected shutdown of three
boilers on March 17 cut steam
to key gasoline-making units.
PLANNED
CANADA
Shell Montreal 130.0 The refinery will be converted
Quebec into a fuel terminal, Co. said
Jan. 7. No timeline provided.
CARIBBEAN
Valero Aruba 235.0 The plant, which
was shut in June for 2-3
months for economic reasons was
closed indefinitely in Nov.
EAST COAST
Hess Port Month-long turnaround work
Reading NJ will take place in April at
the plant's 70,000-b/d
FCCU; the refinery does not
process crude oil.
Sunoco Westville 145.0 Idling all Eagle Point refin- n/a
NJ ing operations indefinitely due
to poor economics, Co. said
Oct. 6.
Reformer unit shut in Girard n/a
Point section in early Oct
for economic reasons. Shutdown
to last 1-6 months.
Valero Delaware 210.0 Sale contract to be signed this
City, DE month, the co. said on Mar 9.
Refinery was shut Nov. 22, 2009
due to poor economics. PBF In-
vestments is the buyer.
Western Yorktown 64.5 Planned work scheduled 3Q 2010. Q3 2010
VA
GULF COAST
Alon Krotz 100.0 Refinery will restart in
Springs, La. April.