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Europe, Middle East, Africa Refinery Shutdowns (Table)
By Nidaa Bakhsh
July 10, 2008 (Bloomberg) — Following is a table of scheduled and unplanned
refinery shutdowns, maintenance, new plants and capacity expansions in Europe,
the Middle East and Africa. The list only includes work that could be confirmed.Shutdown Type: P: Planned, U: Unplanned, N: Non-maintenance
Refinery Refinery
Owner Shutdown Capacity
Location Type Period b/d Notes
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New Information:BP Rotterdam Europort P Qtr 1, 09 400,000 Turnaround planned for
BP PLC to 2009. Additional details
Netherlands Qtr 4, 09 not avaiable.Current Outages:
Repsol Tarragona P Qtr 3, 08 160,000 Visbreaker to shut for 8
Repsol YPF SA to days.
Spain Qtr 3, 08Polski Koncern Plock P Qtr 3, 08 270,000 Hydro-desulfurization
Polski Koncern to unit to shut.
Naftowy Orlen Qtr 3, 08
PolandRepsol Puertollano P Jul 01, 08 140,000 Partial shutdown due to
Repsol YPF SA to CDU(crude unit) No. 1 to
Spain Qtr 3, 08 shut for 25 days; Coker
for 20 days.
Petromedia Midia P Jul 01, 08 70,000 Partial shutdown for
Romania to catalyst change, and to
Romania Jul 15, 08 expand 10 ppm Euro-V
gasoline output.BP Rotterdam Europort U Jun 28, 08 400,000 CDU, capacity 200,000
BP PLC to b/d, shutting for
Netherlands Jul 26, 08 unplanned maintenance,
de-coking of a furnace.
One of two CDU’s at the
refinery.Petroplus Teesside P Jun 15, 08 117,000 Full shutdown for 25
Petroplus Holdings AG to days.
U.K. Jul 18, 08Petroplus BRC U Jun 09, 08 110,000 CDU, visbreaker, VDU shut
Petroplus Holdings AG to down after fire in visbreaker unit.
Belgium Jul, 08 Repairs expected to last to late
July. CDU restart planned for late June.Qatar Petroleum Oryx U Qtr 2, 08 34,000 Runs cut to 25,000
GTL to barrels a day on poor
Qatar Petroleum Qtr 1, 09 operating performance, to
Qatar run below capacity until early 2009.ERTOIL Huelva P May, 08 98,000 Visbreaker maintenance
Cia Espanola de to for 7 days in May, 7 days
Petroleos SA Jul, 08 in September; Platformer
Spain maintenance for 18 days
in June and 15 days in
July.Kherosnnefte Refinery P Jul, 05 137,630 July restart planned
Republic of to after multi-year shutdown
Kazakhstan Jul, 08 for reconstruction.
UkraineFuture Outages:
TNK Ryazan Refinery P Aug, 08 340,000 Runs cut for Maintenance
Russia 340000-bpd to
Crude Oil Processing Sep, 08
Total
TNK-BP Ltd
Russian FederationIPLOM Busalla P Aug, 08 46,500 Turnaround scheduled for
IPLOM SpA to August, no additional
Italy Aug, 08 information available.Tamoil Holborn P Sep, 08 105,000 Full shutdown for
Tamoil SA to four-week maintenance in
Germany Sep, 08 September to replace and
revamp equipment.Galp Atlantico Sines P Sep 01, 08 202,670 Full shutdown planned.
Galp Energia SGPS SA to
Portugal Oct 01, 08Statoil Mongstad P Sep 01, 08 189,000 Full shutdown due to 6
Statoil to week maintenance. Crude
Norway Oct 01, 08 units down for 2 weeks.Chevron Pembroke P Sep, 08 210,000 FCC to shut in five-year
Chevron Corp to maintenance cycle.Partial
U.K. Oct, 08 shutdown during 3Q-4Q due
to fluid catalyitic cracking unit to be shut
down for 6 weeks.Cepsa Algeciras P Sep, 08 223,000 FCC maintenance for 20
Cia Espanola de to days in September and 20 days
Petroleos SA Oct, 08 in October; Visbreaker for 18 days
Spain in September; Vacuum unit for 17 days.Petrola Hellas P Sep, 08 100,000 Partial closure for 21
Elefsis to days for planned maintenance
Hellenic Petroleum SA Sep, 08 delayed to September quarter
Greece from the second quarter.SA Mazeikiu Nafta P Sep, 08 160,221 Diesel desulfurization
Polski Koncern to unit to shut for 1-2
Naftowy Orlen, Sep, 08 weeks.
Republic of Lithuania
LithuaniaTamoil Cremona P Sep, 08 95,000 Full shutdown for
Tamoil SA to two-week maintenance.
Italy Sep, 08 Postponed from June. No
reason given.Agip Petroli Gela P Sep, 08 100,000 CDU, coker maintenance
ENI SpA to cuts runs 80% during
Italy Sep, 08 partial shutdown during
September.TNK Lisichansk P Sep, 08 320,000 Turnaround in Sept.-Oct.,
TNK-BP Ltd to additional details not
Ukraine Oct, 08 available.Cepsa Tenerife P Oct, 08 85,000 Visbreaker to shut for
Cia Espanola de to six day maintenance.
Petroleos SA Oct 31, 08
SpainExxon Mobil P Oct 01, 08 233,000 Naphtha steam cracker to
Gravenchon to shut for four to five
Exxon Mobil Corp Nov 01, 08 week maintenance- partial
France shutdown.Petronor Bilbao P Oct 01, 08 220,000 Partial shutdown due to
Repsol YPF SA to Visbreaker to shut for 21
Spain Qtr 4, 08 days.Repsol La Coruna P Oct 02, 08 120,000 Partial shutdown due to
Repsol YPF SA to CDU(crude unit) No.1 to shut
Spain Qtr 4, 08 for 20 days; FCC(fluid catalytic
cracker) for 22 days; coker for 22 days;
hydrotreater for 22 days.Saudi Aramco Rabigh P Qtr 4, 08 400,000 New units to expand
Saudi Arabian Oil Co to capacity by 425,000 b/d,
Saudi Arabia Qtr 4, 08 to 825,000 b/d.Tupras Izmit P Qtr 4, 08 226,433 Partial shutdown due to
Tupras Turkiye Petrol to new (FCC) fluid
Rafine Qtr 4, 08 cataylitic cracker.
TurkeySurgutneftegas P Qtr 4, 08 364,800 New hydro-cracking unit,
Kirishi to partial shutdown.
Russian Federation Qtr 4, 08
Russian FederationBahrain Sitra P Qtr 4, 08 248,900 CDU with 100,000 b/d
Kingdom of Bahrain to capacity shuts in the
Bahrain Qtr 4, 08 fourth quarter.Agip Petroli Milazzo P Nov, 08 200,000 Partial turnaround,
ENI SpA to additional maintenance to
Italy Nov, 08 the halt in May-June.KNPC Mina Ah Ahmadi P Dec 01, 08 460,000 Partial shutdown for one
Kuwait Petroleum Corp to month maintenance.
Kuwait Dec 31, 08BP Castellon Plana P Dec, 08 110,000 New Coker, capacity
BP PLC to 20,000 b/d, scheduled to
Spain Dec, 08 start before Dec. 25, 2008.
Sohar P Jan 01, 09 116,400 Full shutdown due to 35
Sultanate of Oman to days maintenance.
Oman Mar 31, 09ERG ISAB North Priolo P Jan 01, 09 162,000 Partial shutdown due to
ERG SpA, Agip Petroli to planned maintenance
SpA Mar 31, 09 postponed from 2008.
ItalyExxon Mobil P Jan 01, 09 233,000 FCC, alkylation, gulfiner
Gravenchon to units to shut for four to
Exxon Mobil Corp Apr 01, 09 five week turnaround-full
France shutdown.Hellenic Thessaloniki P Jan 01, 09 16,500 Refinery partial shutdown
Hellenic Petroleum SA to for four weeks.
Greece Jun 30, 09Oil Refineries Haifa P Jan 01, 09 180,000 Partial shutdown due to
Oil Refineries Ltd to maintenance of crude unit,
Israel Jun 30, 09 naphtha, gasoil and jet fuel; $50
jmillion upgrade of crude unit to
use lighter grades.SA Mazeikiu Nafta P Jan, 09 160,221 Full shutdown at least
Polski Koncern to for 30 days in 2009.
Naftowy Orlen, Dec, 09 Fluid cracker output to
Republic of Lithuania raise by a third.
Lithuania Specific timing not yet
confirmed.Petroplus Cressier P Qtr 1, 09 68,000 Turnaround, partial
Petroplus Holdings AG to during 2009. Timing not
Switzerland Qtr 4, 09 yet confirmedQatar Mesaieed P Qtr 1, 09 200,000 CDUs No. 1 and No. 2 shut
Qatar Petroleum to for 34 days.
Qatar Qtr 1, 09Surgutneftegas P Qtr 1, 09 364,800 Partial shutdown due to
Kirishi to new catalytic cracking
Russian Federation Qtr 4, 09 unit in 2009.
Russian FederationTotal Fina Lindsey P Qtr 1, 09 221,000 New Hydro-desulfurization
Total SA to unit to begin ULSD output
U.K. Qtr 4, 09 in 2009.Phillips Whitegate P Jan, 09 71,000 Full shutdown due to
ConocoPhillips to routine maintenance.
Ireland Dec, 09Neste Porvoo P Qtr 1, 09 197,000 New Isomerization unit to
Neste Oil OYJ to be built and planned to
Finland Qtr 4, 09 start output in 2009.
Gasoline production to be
raised 200,000 tons per year.BP Rotterdam Europort P Qtr 1, 09 400,000 Turnaround planned for
BP PLC to 2009. Additional details
Netherlands Qtr 4, 09 not avaiable.Petroplus Coryton P Jan, 09 172,000 Fluid catalytic cracker,
Petroplus Holdings AG to alkylation unit to be
U.K. Feb, 09 shut down for regular
maintenance.Agip Petroli Milazzo P Feb 01, 09 200,000 Partial shutdown due to
ENI SpA to gasoil
Italy Feb 28, 09 hydro-desulfurization
output to rise by 12,000
B/d.TotalFina Elf Donges P Feb 15, 09 230,000 Six-week turnaround
Total SA to planned.
France Mar 31, 09ERG ISAB South Priolo P Qtr 1, 09 238,000 15-20 day shutdown of
ERG SpA, Agip Petroli to process units.
SpA Qtr 1, 09
ItalyRafinerie Gdanska P Mar 01, 09 92,000 Full shutdown for more
Grupa Lotos SA to than one month for
Poland Mar 31, 09 upgrades.MOL Szazhalombatta P Apr 01, 09 161,000 Partial shutdown for
MOL Hungarian Oil and to maintenance.
Gas NyRt Jun 30, 09
HungaryShell Al Jubail P Jun 01, 09 313,000 Low-sulfur diesel unit.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC to
Saudi Arabia Sep 30, 09Ras Laffan P Jun, 09 146,000 New refinery scheduled to
Qatar Petroleum, to begin operations in mid
Total SA, Exxon Mobil Jun, 09 2009. Refinery processes
Corp, Idemitsu Kosan gas condensate into light
Co Ltd, Cosmo Oil Co oil products.
Ltd, Mitsui & Co Ltd,
Marubeni Corp
QatarTotalFina Elf Antwerp P Jun, 09 360,000 Turnaround planned for
Total SA to second half of year to
Belgium Dec, 09 tie in new FCC waste-gas
treatment unit. Timing
yet to be confirmed.Agip Petr Taranto P Jun, 09 110,000 New Hydrocracker,
ENI SpA to capacity 18,000 b/d,
Italy Jun, 09 scheduled to start up.Hellenic Petroleum P Jul 01, 09 72,000 Partial shutdown for
Hellenic Petroleum SA to 20-25 days.
Greece Dec 31, 09Polski Koncern Plock P Qtr 3, 09 270,000 New diesel
Polski Koncern to hydrodesulfurization unit
Naftowy Orlen Qtr 4, 09 scheduled to begin
Poland construction. Capacity
6,240 tons a day of high
purity diesel.ERTOIL Huelva P Oct 01, 09 98,000 Full shutdown due to new
Cia Espanola de to crude distillation unit to almost
Petroleos SA Dec 31, 09 double capacity by 2011.
SpainHellenic Thessaloniki P Oct 01, 09 16,500 Full shutdown for one
Hellenic Petroleum SA to month for maintenance.
Greece Dec 31, 09Total Fina Leuna P Qtr 4, 09 227,000 New hydrodesulfurization
Total SA to unit for kerosene.
Germany Qtr 4, 09 Capacity 2,880 tons a day
of kerosene and light
diesel oil scheduled to
begin service.Qatar Mesaieed P Qtr 4, 09 200,000 RFCC unit, sulfur,
Qatar Petroleum to condensate plants shut in
Qatar Qtr 4, 09 fourth quarter for
maintenance.MOL Szazhalombatta P Jan 01, 10 161,000 Partial shutdown due to
MOL Hungarian Oil and to planned maintenance.
Gas NyRt Mar 31, 10
HungaryERTOIL Huelva P Qtr 1, 10 98,000 New Hydrocracker, with
Cia Espanola de to capacity of 42,000
Petroleos SA Qtr 1, 10 barrels a day, two
Spain atmospheric vacuum distillation units, and
desulfurization plant to start up.Murphy Oil Milford P Qtr 1, 10 108,000 Full shutdown in
Haven to five-year cycle. Month of
Murphy Oil Corp Qtr 4, 10 shutdown not yet
U.K. confirmedNeste Porvoo P Jan 01, 10 197,000 Full shutdown due to six
Neste Oil OYJ to weeks of maintenance.
Finland Dec 31, 10Petrola Hellas P Qtr 1, 10 100,000 New CDU: 40,000 B/d,
Elefsis to hydrocracker, 20,000 B/d
Hellenic Petroleum SA Qtr 1, 10 flexi-coker scheduled to
Greece begin production in early 2010.
Unit contracted to be built by Technip.Agioi Theodoroi P Qtr 1, 10 120,000 New CDU, capacity 60,000
Motor Oil Holdings SA to barrels a day, scheduled
Greece Qtr 1, 10 to start operations in
first quarter 2010.Petrogal Oporto P Qtr 1, 10 95,106 New Vacuum distillation,
Galp Energia SGPS SA to visbreaker, pre-flash,
Portugal Qtr 4, 10 vacuum flash units to start operations
in 2010 to increase Nelson compexity to 7.9 from
current 6.9.Lukoil Ukhta P Qtr 1, 10 74,000 New units to expand
LUKOIL to capacity to 135,000 b/d
Russian Federation Qtr 4, 10 scheduled to start in
2010.Shell Stanlow P Feb, 10 233,000 CDU (two units) and FCC
Royal Dutch Shell PLC to shut in major turnaround.
U.K. Mar, 10Slovnaft Bratislava P Apr 01, 10 110,000 Partial shutdown.
MOL Hungarian Oil and to
Gas NyRt Jun 30, 10
SlovakiaSaudi Aramco Ras P Jul 01, 10 325,000 New diesel unit scheduled
Tanura to to start, partial
Saudi Arabian Oil Co Sep 30, 10 shutdown.
Saudi ArabiaSaras Sarroch P Qtr 3, 10 300,000 New Hydrocracker revamp,
Saras SpA to steam reformer units to
Italy Qtr 4, 10 come on line.Petronor Bilbao P Qtr 4, 10 220,000 New Coker, capacity
Repsol YPF SA to 40,000 barrels a day,
Spain Qtr 4, 10 scheduled to start output.Rafinerie Gdanska P Nov, 10 92,000 New Hydrocracker
Grupa Lotos SA to construction scheduled to
Poland Nov, 10 be completed.ERG ISAB South Priolo P Qtr 1, 11 238,000 Planned 45-day, general
ERG SpA, Agip Petroli to shutdown during calendar
SpA Qtr 4, 11 2011. Timing not yet
Italy disclosed.ERG ISAB North Priolo P Qtr 1, 11 162,000 Partial 15-20 day
ERG SpA, Agip Petroli to shutdown for maintenance
SpA Qtr 4, 11 on process units. Timing
Italy not yet known.Alliance Khabarovsk P Qtr 1, 11 94,000 New Hydrocracker,
Alliance Group to hydrotreater for jet and
OAO/Russia Qtr 1, 11 diesel, hydrogen plant,
Russian Federation SRU, reformer, visbreaker
scheduled to start in
early 2011.Repsol Cartagena P Qtr 1, 11 100,000 New units to expand
Repsol YPF SA to capacity to 220,000 b/d,
Spain Qtr 2, 11 including hydrocracker,
vacuum distillation,
coker.Lukoil Neftochim P Qtr 1, 11 177,000 New units to expand
LUKOIL to capacity to 201,000 b/d
Bulgaria Qtr 4, 11 scheduled to come on
stream in 2011.Lukoil Volograd P Qtr 1, 11 212,800 New units to expand
LUKOIL to capacity to 261,000 barrels
Russian Federation Qtr 4, 11 a day scheduled to start in 2011.Galp Atlantico Sines P Qtr 1, 11 202,670 New Hydrocracker, vaccum
Galp Energia SGPS SA to distillation unit, vaccum
Portugal Qtr 4, 11 flash unit to start operations in 2011.
Nelson complexity to rise to 6.9 from current 5.3.Nizhny Novgorod P Qtr 1, 11 341,000 New units to expand
LUKOIL to capacity to 426,000 b/d
Russian Federation Qtr 4, 11 scheduled to start in
2011.Oil Refineries Haifa P Qtr 1, 11 180,000 New Hydrocracker
Oil Refineries Ltd to construction to be
Israel Qtr 4, 11 completed. Final
investment decision
planned for mid 2008.ADNOC Ruwais P Qtr 3, 11 145,000 New Hydrocracker (41,000
United Arab Emirates to b/d capacity), gasoil
U.A.E. Qtr 4, 11 hydrotreater (44,000 b/d
capacity), sulfur recovery unit (100
ton/day) scheduled to begin production.Agip Petr Sannazzaro P Qtr 1, 12 170,000 New Hydrocracker,
ENI SpA to capacity 23,000 b/d, to
Italy Qtr 4, 12 come on stream in 2012.Dreyfus Wilhelmshaven P Qtr 1, 12 227,000 New Hydrocracker, coker
Transmontaigne Inc to to increase clean product
Germany Qtr 4, 12 yield to 80% scheduled to
start output in 2012. Distillation capacity to
drop to 223,000 barrels a day after the conversion.Tupras Izmit P Qtr 1, 12 226,433 New Coker scheduled to
Tupras Turkiye Petrol to begin production.
Rafine Qtr 4, 12
TurkeyMari-El P Qtr 1, 12 27,000 New CDU, VDU,
Mariisky NPZ Ltd to hydrocracker, HDS, SRU
Russian Federation Qtr 4, 12 units to expand capacity
to 90,000 b/d scheduled
to come on stream in 2012.Saudi Aramco Ras P Jan 02, 12 325,000 New units to expand
Tanura to capacity to 950,000 b/d
Saudi Arabian Oil Co Dec 31, 12 from 550,000 b/d planned
Saudi Arabia to start operations.Al-Zour P May, 12 615,000 New refinery, capacity
Kuwait Petroleum Corp to 615,000 barrels a day,
Kuwait May, 12 scheduled to begin
operations.KNPC Al Shuaiba P Qtr 3, 12 200,000 Closure planned, full
Kuwait Petroleum Corp to shutdown and decommissioning
Kuwait Qtr 4, 12 in conjunction with startup
of the Al-Zour refinery in May 2012.Jubail Refinery P Qtr 4, 12 400,000 New refinery, 400,000
Saudi Arabian Oil Co, to barrels a day, expected
Total SA Qtr 4, 12 to begin operations.
Saudi ArabiaYanbu P Qtr 1, 13 400,000 New refinery, 400,000
Saudi Arabian Oil Co, to barrels a day, expected
ConocoPhillips Qtr 4, 13 to begin operations in
Saudi Arabia 2013.Agip Petr Venezia P Qtr 1, 13 90,000 New Hydrocracker planned,
ENI SpA to adding 24,000 b/d
Italy Qtr 4, 13 capacity.Historical Outages:
Polski Koncern Plock N Jul 01, 08 270,000 Fire in olefin unit
Polski Koncern to during maintenance, no
Naftowy Orlen Jul 01, 08 loss to production.
PolandShell Pernis P Jun 22, 08 416,000 Compressor maintenance in
Royal Dutch Shell PLC to hydrgoen plant.
Netherlands Jun 29, 08Petroplus Ingolstadt N Jun 18, 08 106,000 Full shutdown after power
Petroplus Holdings AG to cut. Full production
Germany Jun, 08 planned within a week.Yukos Samara U Jun 16, 08 150,000 Reformer shut for
YUKOS to repairs. Restart
Russian Federation Jun 20, 08 confirmed.Rosneft Novo U Jun 16, 08 200,000 Reformer shut for
Kuibishev to repairs. Restart
Rosneft Oil Co Jun 20, 08 confirmed.
Russian FederationSA Mazeikiu Nafta N Jun 16, 08 160,221 Full shutdown on power
Polski Koncern to cut. All units restarted
Naftowy Orlen, Jun 18, 08 by June 18.
Republic of Lithuania
LithuaniaRepsol Tarragona U Jun 11, 08 160,000 Hydrocracker shut because
Repsol YPF SA to of fire caused by an
Spain Jun 18, 08 “electric storm.”Exxon Mobil P Jun 10, 08 233,000 Gasoil unit shuts for 10
Gravenchon to days in June to change
Exxon Mobil Corp Jun 20, 08 catalyst. Restart
France confirmed.INA Sisak N Jun 06, 08 143,000 Runs cut on poor margins.
INA Industrija Nafte to
DD Jun, 08
CroatiaINA Rijeka N Jun 06, 08 102,060 Vacuum distillation unit
INA Industrija Nafte to shuts.
DD Jun, 08
CroatiaINA Rijeka N Jun 06, 08 102,060 Runs cut on poor margins.
INA Industrija Nafte to
DD Jun, 08
CroatiaAgip Petroli Milazzo P Jun 02, 08 200,000 CDU, Hydrocracking and
ENI SpA to conversion units shut for
Italy Jun, 08 maintenance.Shell Stanlow P May 30, 08 233,000 Sulfur recovery unit
Royal Dutch Shell PLC to shuts for at least four
U.K. Jun 28, 08 weeks as of late May.Statoil Kalundborg N May 30, 08 72,000 Visbreaker shut by fire.
Statoil, Shell Oil Co to Diesel rates cut 20% to
Denmark Jun 06, 08 30%. Full rates estimated
around June 6.Petroplus Coryton N May 27, 08 172,000 Power failure upset
Petroplus Holdings AG to operations. Extent of
U.K. May 27, 08 production loss, units
affected not disclosed.TRN Vlissingen P May 12, 08 149,000 Hydrocracker shut for
Total SA, Dow to three weeks for catalyst
Chemical Co/The May 29, 08 replacement. Restart
Netherlands confirmed.Total Fina Leuna P May 02, 08 227,000 Full shutdown for seven
Total SA to weeks in five-year cycle
Germany Jun 21, 08 of inspection and
maintenance. Restart
confirmed.Nigerian Kaduna P May 01, 08 110,000 Full shutdown for 45 day
Nigerian National to maintenance.
Petroleum Corp Jun 15, 08
NigeriaChevron Pembroke N Apr 29, 08 210,000 Full shutdown because of
Chevron Corp to fault in steam plant.
U.K. May 07, 08 Unit restarts started May
7.Ineos Grangemouth N Apr 28, 08 207,000 Hydrocracker unit fire on
Ineos Group Ltd to May 10 as plant restarted
U.K. May 28, 08 after strike. Restart
confirmed at end of May
after repairs.Ineos Grangemouth N Apr 19, 08 207,000 Full shutdown during
Ineos Group Ltd to two-day union strike on
U.K. Apr 28, 08 April 27-28. Units started
closing on April 19. Normal operations
expected two to three weeks after
restart. Full output expected May 18.Petroplus Coryton P Apr, 08 172,000 Platformer shut for
Petroplus Holdings AG to one-week maintenance in
U.K. Apr, 08 late April. Specific
dates not available.Bayernoil Neustadt P Apr 14, 08 125,600 Full shutdown. Scheduled
OMV AG, Ruhr Oel to tie-in for new mild
GmbH, Agip May 09, 08 hydrocracker unit start
Deutschland GmbH, BP of production delayed to
PLC third quarter.
GermanyCepsa Tenerife P Apr, 08 85,000 CDU to shut 17 days in
Cia Espanola de to April, 5 days in May for
Petroleos SA May, 08 maintenance. Visbreaker:
Spain 17 days in April. Platformer, 19 days in
April.Neste Porvoo U Apr 04, 08 197,000 Hydrocracker and coker
Neste Oil OYJ to maintenance on diesel
Finland Jun 30, 08 unit for two weeks.
Hydrocracker damaged in
April 4 fire during
shutdown. Units
restarted. Coking problem
reduces hydrocracker
rates through June.Exxon Slagentangen P Apr 04, 08 110,000 Partial shutdown. Details
Exxon Mobil Corp to about which units will be
Norway May 04, 08 shut were not given.Tupras Kirikkale P Qtr 2, 08 113,216 New hydrosulfurization
Tupras Turkiye Petrol to unit and CCR units to
Rafine Qtr 2, 08 start production.
TurkeyShell Pernis P Apr, 08 416,000 Hydrocracker, platformer
Royal Dutch Shell PLC to maintenance turnaround,
Netherlands May, 08 partial shutdown for four
weeks starting in early
April. Restart first week of May.Slovnaft Bratislava P Apr, 08 110,000 Partial shutdown.
MOL Hungarian Oil and to
Gas NyRt May, 08
SlovakiaDansk Shell P Apr, 08 64,000 Partial shutdown from
Fredericia to early April to early May.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC May, 08
DenmarkShell Stanlow U Apr 02, 08 233,000 Jet fuel output cut
Royal Dutch Shell PLC to because of fault at
U.K. Apr 05, 08 refinery. Normal
operations resume April
5.Petroplus BRC P Qtr 2, 08 110,000 Visbreaker, naphtha
Petroplus Holdings AG to hydrotreater shutdowns
Belgium Qtr 2, 08 scheduled.Moscow Oil Refinery P Apr 01, 08 242,000 FCC shut early April, CDU
Central Fuel Co, to to shut April 15. Full
Gazpromneft OAO May 23, 08 operations resumed May
Russian Federation 23, according to the
company.Petroplus Antwerp P Apr 01, 08 65,000 Turnaround maintenance
Petroplus Holdings AG to for 35 days. No
Belgium May, 08 additional details
available.Sibneft Omsk P Apr 01, 08 390,000 Gasoline, Euro-3 grade
Gazprom OAO to production begins. Diesel
Russian Federation Apr 01, 08 fuel to Euro 3,4,5
standards to start in
2009.Saras Sarroch P Mar, 08 300,000 Mild hydrocracker,
Saras SpA to alkylation unit,
Italy Apr, 08 visbreaker maintenance
starting late March for
three weeks.API Falconara P Mar 28, 08 77,000 CDU, diesel
API-Anonima Petroli to hydro-desulphurization,
Italiana SpA Apr 17, 08 light ends units to shut
Italy starting March 28 for as
long as 20 days.Statoil Mongstad U Mar 27, 08 189,000 FCC unit at Mongstad
Statoil to restarted after leak.
Norway Mar 30, 08 Unit was down three days.Agip Petr Taranto U Mar 14, 08 110,000 Explosion March 14 during
ENI SpA to turnaround. Impact not
Italy Mar 14, 08 disclosed.Shell Durban SAPREF N Mar 11, 08 180,000 Full shutdown on March 11
BP PLC, Shell Oil Co to after power cut. Full
South Africa Mar 17, 08 output confirmed March
17.Engen Durban N Mar 11, 08 125,000 Runs cut to 80% of
Federation of to capacity after flooding.
Malaysia Mar 16, 08 Full output resumed March
South Africa 17.Agip Petroli Milazzo U Mar 11, 08 200,000 Fire during unit
ENI SpA to turnaround. No additional
Italy Mar 11, 08 details available.Exxon Mobil Rotterdam P Mar 09, 08 182,000 Reformer, aromatics units
Exxon Mobil Corp to shut for planned
Netherlands Apr 30, 08 maintenance. Restart
confirmed.TotalFina Grandpuits P Mar 03, 08 93,000 Full shutdown for 6 weeks
Total SA to maintenance.
France Apr 28, 08Repsol Tarragona P Mar 02, 08 160,000 Visbreaker shutdown for
Repsol YPF SA to 8-day maintenance.
Spain Mar 31, 08Polski Koncern Plock P Mar, 08 270,000 Hydro-desulfurization
Polski Koncern to unit shutdown planned.
Naftowy Orlen Mar 26, 08 PKN to run lighter crudes
Poland to minimize reduction in
diesel output.TotalFina Elf Donges P Mar, 08 230,000 Prime G sulfur recovery
Total SA to unit for low-sulfur
France Apr, 08 gasoil to start
operations in spring
2008. Date not disclosed.ADNOC Umm Al Nar P Mar 01, 08 85,000 Maintenance shutdown.
United Arab Emirates to
U.A.E. Mar 31, 08Total Fina Lindsey P Mar 01, 08 221,000 Hydro-desulfurization
Total SA to unit shut for two-week
U.K. Mar 19, 08 maintenance. Full output
March 20.Shell Stanlow P Feb 28, 08 233,000 Hydro-desulfurization
Royal Dutch Shell PLC to units to shut for two
U.K. Mar 14, 08 weeks in late February,
early March.PetroSA Mossel Bay N Feb 27, 08 45,000 Full shutdown because of
PetroSA to crack in feed
South Africa Mar 07, 08 pipeline(LPG and carbon).
Full rates restored as of
March 7.Agip Petr Taranto P Feb 21, 08 110,000 Decoker, visbreaker,
ENI SpA to catalyst change. Refinery
Italy Apr 01, 08 restart confirmed.Kuwait Petro P Feb 15, 08 79,500 Full shutdown for four
Rotterdam to weeks due to scheduled
Kuwait Petroleum Corp Mar 31, 08 maintenance. Restart
Netherlands delayed by bad weather to
the end of the March.ADNOC Ruwais P Feb 15, 08 145,000 CDU shut for maintenance.
United Arab Emirates to
U.A.E. Mar 10, 08PCK Schwedt U Feb, 08 226,100 FCC unit restarted after
PCK Raffinerie Gmbh to halt of as long as two
Germany Feb 24, 08 weeks.Bayernoil Neustadt U Feb 09, 08 125,600 Runs cut for a few hours
OMV AG, Ruhr Oel to by fire in catalytic
GmbH, Agip Feb 09, 08 cracking unit.
Deutschland GmbH, BP
PLC GermanyPetrom Ploiesti U Feb 05, 08 90,000 Fire in oil-tank farm
Petrobrazi to extinguished after four
OMV AG Feb 05, 08 hours. No loss to
Romania refinery production,
Petrom said.Ineos Grangemouth P Feb 03, 08 207,000 Reformer shut early Feb.
Ineos Group Ltd to for 24 days of
U.K. Mar 14, 08 maintenance; Restart
confirmed March 14.Exxon Mobil Fawley P Feb 02, 08 316,000 CDU No. 3, 75,000
Exxon Mobil Corp to barrel-a-day capacity,
U.K. Mar 25, 08 maintenance turnaround.
Exxon said March 26
maintenance was
completed.Qatar Petroleum Oryx P Feb, 08 34,000 Full shutdown for
GTL to February and restarted
Qatar Petroleum Mar 09, 08 March 9, Sasol confirmed.
QatarIneos Lavera P Feb 02, 08 218,000 CDU five weeks of
Ineos Group Holdings to maintenance. Restarted
Plc Mar 08, 08 early March.
FranceCepsa Algeciras P Feb, 08 223,000 CDU maintenance, 13 days;
Cia Espanola de to Visbreaker, 6 days; and
Petroleos SA Feb, 08 Vacuum unit, 5 days.
SpainPetroplus Cressier P Qtr 1, 08 68,000 Turnaround brought
Petroplus Holdings AG to forward to first quarter
Switzerland Qtr 1, 08 from fourth quarter. More
specific information not
available.TotalFina Elf Donges P Jan 31, 08 230,000 Maxisulf sulfur recovery
Total SA to unit begins operations.
France Feb 01, 08Tamoil Holborn N Jan, 08 105,000 Run rates cut 20% because
Tamoil SA to of lack of feedstocks.
Germany Mar, 08 Cause is broken drawbridge that’s
preventing ships from accessing the site.Statoil Mongstad U Jan 23, 08 189,000 Reformer unit fire on
Statoil to 1/23 cuts operating rates to 75%
Norway Feb 08, 08 of capacity. Statoil says production
reaches normal level on Feb. 8.ERTOIL Huelva P Jan 15, 08 98,000 FCC maintenance for 23
Cia Espanola de to days in January and 5 days in
Petroleos SA Feb 05, 08 February; Visbreaker for 7 days
Spain in January and 5 days in FebruaryMurphy Oil Milford P Jan 15, 08 108,000 Reformer, hydrotreaters
Haven to shut for two-week maintenance
Murphy Oil Corp Jan 31, 08 in partial turnaround. Restart
U.K. of production after repairs confirmed.Phillips Whitegate U Jan 14, 08 71,000 Runs cut 10% at refinery
ConocoPhillips to because of unspecified
Ireland Jan 21, 08 “operational issue.” End date
is estimated for return to normal production rates.INOC Baiji U Jan 07, 08 310,000 Full shutdown after
Republic of Iraq to explosion on Jan. 7.
Iraq Jan 08, 08 Operations restartedPetroplus Ingolstadt U Jan 02, 08 106,000 Leak in hydrogen feed
Petroplus Holdings AG to line. Petroplus said on
Germany Jan 07, 08 Jan. 3 there’s no loss in
production and full slate of products continues.Koch Rotterdam P Qtr 1, 08 80,000 Partial shutdown to tie
Koch Industries Inc to in new naphtha slate.
Netherlands Qtr 2, 08Hellenic Petroleum P Qtr 1, 08 72,000 Partial shutdown for
Hellenic Petroleum SA to maintenance on
Greece Qtr 2, 08 unspecified units. Works
to last 20 to 25 days.Lukoil Odessa P Qtr 1, 08 56,000 Visbreaker startup of new
LUKOIL to unit to produce more
Ukraine Apr 07, 08 gasoil, kerosene instead of heavy
fuel oil. Three-year reconstruction completed.–Editor: Stephen Voss.
To contact the reporter on this story:
Nidaa Bakhsh in London at +44-20-7673-2229 or
nbakhsh@bloomberg.net
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Here is July Update of Bloomberg Europe, Mid East & Africa Refinery Shutdowns Table. A lot of changes in timing on several of the refineries from the June tables and all the 2007 actuals have been removed on July version.
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