EU Refinery S/D, Expansions & Maint 2008-11

[Charles RandallParticipant]

European Refinery Shutdowns, Expansions in 2008-2011 (Table)
2008-03-31 07:15 (New York)

By Bill Murray and Nidaa Bakhsh
     March 31 (Bloomberg) — Following is a table of scheduled
and unplanned refinery shutdowns, new plants and capacity
expansions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa from 2008
through 2011. The symbol + signifies an unplanned halt.

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Refinery             Date    Shutdown  Capacity  Unit/Reason

New information:

+Statoil Mongstad     March  partial   200,000   Catalytic
     Norway           27-30                      cracker
restarts
                                                 after leak.

Previous information:

2008 START

+Chevron Cape Town   Early    partial   107,600  Restarted
     South Africa    Feb.                        Feb. 7 after
                                                 power failure
                                                 Feb. 1

Statoil Mongstad     Feb. 8   partial   200,000  At normal
     Norway                                      operations
                                                 after Jan. 23
                                                 fire

Bayernoil Ingolstadt Feb. 9   partial    18,000  Reduced output
     Germany                                     for a few hours
                                                 because of fire
                                                 in catalytic
                                                 cracking unit

Adnoc Ruwais         Dec.     partial   140,000  Hydrocracker
     U.A.E.          -Jan.                       shut Dec. 22
                                                 for month
                                                 of maintenance

Shell Stanlow        Feb.     partial   240,000  3-week
     U.K.                                        maintenance on
                                                 desulfurization
                                                 units

Cepsa Gibraltar      Feb.     partial   223,000  Maintenance at
     Spain                                       115,000 b/d
                                                 crude unit for
                                                 13 days.
                                                 Visbreaker
                                                 maintenance
                                                 for six days

Ineos Grangemouth    Feb.     partial   200,000  Delayed start
     U.K.                                        of catalytic
                                                 reformer on
                                                 high winds
                                                 after 24 days
                                                 of maintenance;
                                                 full output by
                                                 end of March

Cepsa Huelva         Feb.     partial    98,000  Five days of
     Spain           May.                        maintenance on
                     Sept.                       visbreaker in
                                                 February; seven
                                                 days in May;
                                                 seven days
                                                 in September

NNPC Warri           Feb. 8   full      125,000  Full output
     Nigeria                                     after militant
                                                 attack caused
                                                 shutdown Feb.
                                                 2006. Diesel
                                                 production
                                                 began late Jan.

Saudi Aramco         Feb.-    partial   325,000  44,000 b/d
     Ras Tanura      March                       gasoil
   Saudi Arabia                                  hydrocracker
                                                 off line

Statoil Kalundborg   Dec.-    partial   110,000  Maintenance
     Denmark         March                       started Dec.
                                                 27 to increase
                                                 diesel
                                                 capacity.
                                                 Full output
                                                 expected by
                                                 end of March

Sasol Ras Laffan     Feb.     partial    34,000  Maintenance to
     Qatar                                       last 28 days

+PetroSA, Mossel Bay Feb. 27- partial    45,000  Pipeline break
     South Africa    March 7                     caused week of
                                                 repairs, cuts
                                                 in LPG and
                                                 carbon dioxide
                                                 supply

Ineos Lavera         Feb.-    partial   200,000  Started crude
     France          Mar. 8                      unit after five
                                                 weeks of
                                                 maintenance

PCK Schwedt          Mid-Feb. partial   240,000  Gasoline unit
   Germany           -Feb. 26                    started after
                                                 repairs

KPC Rotterdam        Mid-Feb.    full    85,000  Four-week
     Netherlands                                 maintenance
                                                 shutdown;
                                                 start delayed
                                                 to end-March
                                                 on weather

Repsol Tarragona     1Q       partial   190,000  Visbreaker
     Spain                                       maintenance
                                                 for 8 days

Lukoil Odessa        April 7  partial    56,000  Start of new
     Ukraine                                     visbreaker
                                                 to produce
                                                 more gasoil,
                                                 kerosene
                                                 instead of
                                                 heavy fuel oil

Mol Nyrt.            1Q       partial   162,000  Maintenance
     Szazhalombatta
     Hungary

Petroplus Cressier   1Q       partial    68,000  10 days of
     Switzerland                                 maintenance
                                                 brought forward
                                                 from 2Q

Murphy Milford Haven March    partial   108,000  Maintenance on
     Wales                                       second
                                                 gasoline-
                                                 making unit

Neste Oil Porvoo     March-   partial   196,000  Closure of
     Finland                  April                       diesel unit
                                                                   for coker
                                                                   cleaning

Total Lindsey        March    partial   220,000  2-week
     U.K.                                        maintenance
                                                 on hydro-
                                                 desulfurization
                                                 unit

Total Grandpuits     March 3- partial   100,000  6-week
     France          April 18                    shutdown

Takreer Abu Dhabi    March    full       85,000  1-month
     U.A.E.                                      maintenance
                                                 Shutdown

Eni Taranto          March    partial    90,000  Maintenance
    Italy                                        for 20-40 days
                                                 inc. catalyst
                                                 change, work
                                                 on decoker,
                                                              visbreaker

Neste Naantali       March    partial    54,000  Shut gasoil
     Finland         5-15                        unit to change
                                                 catalyst

+BP/Shell Durban     March 11    full   180,000  Shut after
   South Africa                                  flooding; full
                                                 output March 17

+Petronas Durban     March 11 partial   125,000  Full output
     South Africa                                March 17
                                                 after floods

Exxon Fawley         Feb. 2-  partial   320,000  Maintenance
     U.K.            March 26                    on crude unit
                                                 completed after
                                                 delay

PKN Orlen Plock      March 22 partial   270,000  Startup after
     Poland                                      work on hydro-
                                                 desulfurization
                                                 unit for 3 weeks

+Statoil Mongstad     March  partial    200,000  Catalytic
     Norway           27-30                      cracker
restarts
                                                 after leak.

Api Falconara        March 28    full    78,000  Undergoes 3
     Italy           mid-April                   weeks of
                                                 maintenance

ConocoPhillips Humber April   partial   221,000  Shutdown of
     U.K.                                        units including
                                                 hydro-
                                                 desulfurization
                                                 for at least
                                                 3 weeks

Saras Sarroch        End      partial   300,000  Three weeks of
     Italy           March-                      maintenance on
                     mid-April                   hydrocracker,
                                                 alkylation unit
                                                 and visbreaker

Shell Pernis         Early    partial   420,000  4 weeks of
     Netherlands     April                       maintenance on
                                                 platformer and
                                                 hydrocracker

Shell Fredericia     April 1-  partial    74,000 9 days of
     Denmark         mid-April                   cleaning

Bayernoil Neustadt   April 14- full     120,000  Shutdown for
     Germany         May 9                       maintenance
                                                 and to boost
                                                 diesel output

Cepsa Tenerife       April   partial     90,000  17 days of
     Spain                                       maintenance on
                                                 visbreaker
                                                 unit; 19 days
                                                 on platformer

Cepsa Tenerife       April-  partial     90,000  Maintenance at
     Spain           May                         75,000 b/d
                                                 crude unit for
                                                 22 days. Work
                                                 at 13,000 b/d
                                                 crude unit for
                                                 9 days

NNPC Kaduna          May      full      110,000  45-day
     Nigeria                                     maintenance
                                                 shutdown

Tamoil Cremona       June               95,000   2-week
     Italy                                       maintenance
                                                 shutdown

Hellenic Elefsis     2Q       partial   100,000  15-day shutdown
     Greece                                      postponed from
                                                 1Q

Mol Nyrt.            2Q       partial   110,000  Maintenance
     Bratislava
     Slovakia

Total Leuna          2Q       full      227,000  Maintenance
     Germany                                     for 6 weeks

Petroplus Teeside    2Q       partial   117,000  Maintenance for
     U.K.                                        25 days

Petroplus Antwerp    2Q       partial   110,000  Maintenance for
     Belgium                                     30 days

Koch Rotterdam       1H       partial    80,000  Shutdown to
    Netherlands                                  tie in new
                                                 naphtha slate

Hellenic Petroleum   1H       partial    75,000  Maintenance to
     Thessaloniki                                last 20-25 days
     Greece

AB Mazeikiu Nafta    July     partial   147,000  1-2 week
     Lithuania                                   shutdown of
                                                 diesel
                                                 desulfurization
                                                 unit

Holborn Hamburg      Sept.    full      100,000  4 weeks of
     Germany                                     maintenance
                                                 to replace
                                                 equipment

AB Mazeikiu Nafta    Sept.    partial   147,000  3-to-4 week
     Lithuania                                   shutdown
                                                 of diesel unit

TNK-BP Ryazan        Aug.-    partial   260,000  Capacity cut
     Russia          Sept.                       for maintenance

TNK-BP Linos         Sept.-   partial   320,000  Maintenance
     Ukraine         Oct.

Statoil Mongstad     Sept.-   full      201,000  6-week
     Norway          Oct.                        maintenance;
                                                 crude units
                                                 down for
                                                 2 weeks

Petrom Constanta     2H       partial            New LPG unit
     Romania

Galp Sines           Sept.-   full      220,000  Maintenance
     Portugal        Oct.

Cepsa Gibraltar      Sept.-   partial   223,000  40 days of
     Spain           Oct.                        maintenance at
                                                 fluid catalytic
                                                 cracking unit;
                                                 18 days of
                                                 visbreaker
                                                 maintenance

Shell Stanlow        Oct.     partial   240,000  Crude
     U.K.                                        distillation
                                                 unit to be
                                                 shut down for
                                                 about a month

Repsol Puertollano   3Q       partial   140,000  Maintenance on
     Spain                                       crude unit,
                                                 coker

Chevron Pembroke     3Q-4Q    partial   210,000  Fluid catalytic
     Wales                                       cracking unit
                                                 to be shut down
                                                 for 6 weeks

Repsol Bilbao        4Q       partial   220,000  Visbreaker
     Spain                                       maintenance
                                                 for 21 days

Repsol La Coruna     4Q       partial   120,000  Maintenance on
     Spain                                       crude unit,
                                                 fluid catalytic
                                                 cracker, coker

Tupras, Izmit        4Q       partial            New fluid
     Turkey                                      catalytic
                                                 cracker

Surgutneftegaz Kirishi 4Q     partial   240,000  New hydro-
     Russia                                      cracking unit

Petronas Durban      Oct.     partial   125,000  1-month
     South Africa                                maintenance

Exxon Gravenchon     Oct.     partial   233,000  4-5 week
     France                                      steam cracker
                                                 shutdown

PetroSA Mossel Bay   Dec.     partial    40,000  1 train down
      South Africa                               for routine
                                                 maintenance

KNPC Mina Al Ahmadi  Dec.     partial   466,000  1-month
     Kuwait                                      shutdown

BP Castellon         4Q       partial    20,000  New coker
     Spain                                       unit. Startup
                                                 end 2008

Oil Refineries                partial   180,000  Crude unit,
     Haifa, Israel                               naphtha,
                                                 gasoil,
                                                 jet fuel

Eni Venice                    full       90,000  Planned
   Italy                                         maintenance for
                                                 20-40 days

Eni Gela                      partial   100,000  Planned
   Italy                                         maintenance for
                                                 20-40 days on
                                                 topping and
                                                 coking units

Eni Milazzo                   partial    16,000  Planned
   Italy                                         maintenance for
                                                 20-40 days on
                                                 hydrocracker,
                                                 deep conversion
                                                 unit

2009 START

Oman Sohar           1Q       full      116,000  Shutdown for
                                                 35 days

Exxon Gravenchon     1Q       full      233,000  4-5 week
     France                                      shutdown

ERG Sicily           1Q       partial   162,000  Planned
     Italy                                       maintenance
                                                 moved from 2008

Total Lindsey                 partial   220,000  New hydro-
     U.K.                                        desulfurization
                                                 unit

Petroplus Cressier            partial    68,000  Maintenance
     Switzerland

Agip Petroli Milan   Feb.     partial   160,000  Gasoil hydro-
      Italy                                      desulfurization
                                                 output to rise
                                                 by 12,000 b/d

Total Donges         Feb. 15  partial   230,000  Expected start
     France                                      end of March
                                                 after maintenance

Grupa Lotos Gdansk   March    full       92,000  Shut down for
     Poland                                      33 or 34 days
                                                 for maintenance

Grupa Lotos Gdansk   June    partial     92,000  Start of new
     Poland                                      diesel desulfurization
                                                    unit

PKN Orlen Plock      2Q       partial   253,000  New diesel unit
      Poland

Mol Nyrt.            2Q       partial   162,000  Maintenance
     Szazhalombatta
     Hungary

Hellenic Petroleum   1H       partial   140,000  Scheduled
     Aspropyrgos                                 maintenance to
     Greece                                      last four weeks

Total Immingham      1H       partial   220,000  New low-sulfur
     U.K.                                        diesel facility

Oil Refineries Haifa 1H       partial   180,000  $50 million
     Israel                                      upgrade of
                                                 crude unit to
                                                 use heavier
                                                 grades

Hellenic Petroleum   2H       partial    75,000  Maintenance to
     Thessaloniki                                last 20-25 days
     Greece

AB Mazeikiu Nafta             full      200,000  To be shut at
     Lithuania                                   least 30 days.
                                                 Fluid cracker
                                                 output to rise
                                                 by a third

Saudi Aramco Shell   3Q                 305,000  Low-sulfur
     Jubail                                      diesel unit
     Saudi Arabia

Grupa Lotos Gdansk   Nov.    partial     92,000  Start of new
     Poland                                      90,000 b/d
                                                 crude
                                                 distillation
                                                 unit

Cepsa Huelva         4Q       full       90,000  New crude-
      Spain                                      distillation
                                                 unit to almost
                                                 double capacity
                                                 by 2011

Hellenic Aspropygos  4Q       full      140,000  1-month
     Greece                                      shutdown
                                                 for maintenance

Total Leuna          4Q       partial   212,000  New
     Germany                                     desulfurization
                                                 unit

Tatneft Nizhnekhamsk          full      140,000  Start of new
     Russia                                      refinery

Conoco Whitegate              full      71,000   Routine
     Ireland                                     maintenance

Surgutneftegaz Kirishi        partial   240,000  New catalytic
     Russia                                      cracking unit

Saudi Aramco                  partial   325,000  Crude unit
     Ras Tanura                                  closure for
                                                 maintenance

2010 START

Motor Oil Agioi      1Q       full      120,000  New crude-
Theodoroi                                        distillation
     Greece                                      unit

Mol Nyrt.            1Q       partial   162,000  Maintenance
     Szazhalombatta
     Hungary

Shell Stanlow       Feb.      partial   240,000  Two crude
     U.K.                                        distillation
                                                 units,
                                                 catalytic
                                                 cracker to be
                                                 shut down for
                                                 maintenance

Mol Nyrt.            2Q       partial   110,000  Planned
     Bratislava                                  maintenance
     Slovakia

Hellenic Petroleum                      100,000  New 40,000 b/d
     Elefsina                                    hydrocracker;
     Greece                                      20,000 b/d
                                                 flexi-coker

Saudi Aramco         3Q       partial   100,000  New diesel
     Ras Tanura                                  unit

Shell Fredericia     3Q       full       74,000  Four-week
     Denmark                                     shutdown

Neste Porvoo                  full      196,000  About six weeks
     Finland                                     of maintenance

Repsol Bilbao        4Q       partial   220,000  Adds 40,000 b/d
     Spain                                       coker unit

Repsol Cartagena     2Q       partial   100,000  Adds 50,000 b/d
     Spain                                       hydrocracker as
                                                 part of planned
                                                 expansion to
                                                 double capacity

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–With reporting by Marek Miler in Prague, Elizabeth
Konstantinova in Sofia, Nathaniel Espino in Warsaw, Armorel
Kenna in Milan, Anthony DiPaola and Adam Freeman in Rome, Tara
Patel in Paris, Kristian Rix in Madrid, Ayla Jean Yackley in
Istanbul, Haralabos Papachristou in Athens, Carli Lourens and
Janice Kew in Johannesburg, Nesa Subrahmaniyan in Singapore,
Adam Brown in Bucharest, Geoffrey Kapembwa in Lusaka, Julie
Ziegler in Lagos, Glen Carey, Ayesha Daya, and Arif Sharif in
Dubai, Milda Seputyte in Vilnius, Thomas Rose in Frankfurt,
Eduard Gismatullin and Alexander Kwiatkowski in London, and Fred
Pals in Amsterdam.

–Editors: Amanda Jordan, John Buckley

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