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AnonymousBy Bill Murray and Nidaa Bakhsh
Oct. 2, 2007 (Bloomberg) — Following is a table of scheduled and unplanned refinery shutdowns, new plants and capacity expansions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2007, 2008 and 2009. The symbol + signifies an unplanned halt.
Refinery Date Shutdown Capacity Unit/Reason
Latest information:
Neste Porvoo Week of partial 196,000 Start of
Finland Sept. 17 operations
end of first
week of OctoberTotal Gonfreville Sept. 3 partial 326,000 Output cut by
France one-third
during
6-week
maintenance
Previous information:2007
THIRD-QUARTER STARTSohar Refinery Co. July- partial 116,400 Planned
Oman Aug. maintenancePreem Gothenburg July partial 115,000 Ran at 75%
Sweden output on
negative
refining
margins.
Boosted output
to 95% mid-Aug.Total Vlissingen July- partial 140,000 Increased
Netherlands Aug. output Aug. 14
after cutting
rates on
negative
refining
marginsCepsa Huelva July partial 98,000 Visbreaker
Spain work completed
July 26+Exxon Fawley July 25 full 300,000 Fire at steam
U.K. plant.
Restarted
Aug. 3+PetroSA Mossel Bay July 31- full 40,000 Shut after
South Africa Aug. 13 strike.
Returned to
full output
Aug 13.Tamoil SA Cremona Aug. 9 partial 84,000 Cut rates
Italy 10% on
refining
margins.+TNK-BP Lisichansk Aug. 14 full 320,000 Refinery shut
Ukraine units after
power failure.
Returned to
service Aug. 27ConocoPhillips Aug. full 260,000 Resumed
Wilhelmshaven production
Germany Aug. 31 after
shutdown
Aug. 4 on
negative
refining
marginsPreem Lysekil Sept. 3 full 210,000 Planned
Sweden -Oct. 10 maintenance
for 6 weeksIndeni Refining Co. Sept. partial 23,750 30-day
Ndola Zambia planned
ShutdownNeste Porvoo Week of partial 196,000 Start of
Finland Sept. 17 operations
end of first
week of
OctoberNNPC Kaduna Sept. full 110,000 Planned Sept.
Nigeria start postponed
several months.
Militant
attacks closed
plant in
Feb. 2006NNPC Warri Sept. full 125,000 Proposed start
Nigeria postponed.
Militant
attacks closed
plant Feb. 2006INA Rijeka 3Q partial 100,000
CroatiaRepsol Bilbao 3Q partial 220,000 Scheduled
Spain maintenancePKN Orlen Plock 3Q partial 253,000 Hydro-
Poland desulfurStatoil Kalundborg 3Q partial 110,000 Increase
Denmark diesel, fuel-
oil output.
Postponed until
NovemberSaras Sarroch 3Q partial 301,000 Hydrocracker
Italy maintenance
completed end
July+BP/Shell Durban Aug. 3- full 180,000 Shut down
South Africa Aug. 15 amid labor
strike. Fully
operational
Aug. 15Total Gonfreville Sept. 3 partial 326,000 Output cut by
France one-third
during
6-week
maintenanceUnipetrol Litvinov Aug. 29- full 100,000 Upgrade of
Czech Republic Oct. 7 hydrocracker
unit; 6-week
steam-cracker
maintenanceAB Mazeikiu Nafta Sept. 22 full 200,000 Shut down for
Lithuania – early maintenance
Nov.Preem Gothenburg Sept. partial 115,000 Cut rates to
Sweden 85% output on
negative
refining
marginsOAO Mozyr Oil Sept. partial 200,000 Catalytic
Belarus 10- cracking unit
mid-Oct shut until Nov.
5. Crude unit
down until mid-
Oct+Exxon Fawley Sept. 12 partial 300,000 Units returned
U.K. to service
Sept.
13 after power
cutEni Porto Marghera Sept. 26 partial 70,000 Started Sept.
27
Italy after several
units shut on
heavy rainGalp Oporto Sept. 29 full 90,000 Shut down for
Portugal 45 daysFOURTH-QUARTER START
Repsol Puertollano Oct. full 140,000 Shut down for
Spain 4 to 6 weeksOAO Moscow Oil Oct. full 240,000 Planned
Russia maintenance to
increase
gasoline
output by
7.5 percentPetrom Petrobrazi 4Q full 2-week
Romania shutdown to
tie in diesel
hydro-treaterLukoil Bourgas 4Q partial 140,000 Crude
Bulgaria distillationOMV Burghausen 4Q partial 68,000 6-week
Germany shutdown.
Cracker
expansionCepsa Algeciras Dec. partial 223,000 Visbreaker
Spain 12 daysCepsa Huelva Dec. partial 98,000 Visbreaker
Spain 7 daysSaras Sarroch 4Q partial 301,000 Crude-
Italy distillation
topping unit
maintenance2008 START
Hellenic Elefsis 1Q partial 100,000 15-day shutdown
Greece for maintenanceSasol Ras Laffan Feb. partial 34,000 Maintenance to
Qatar last 28 daysStatoil Mongstad Sept.- full 201,000 6-week
Norway Oct. maintenance
Crude
processing
units down
for 2 weeksPetrom Constanta 2H partial New LPG unit
RomaniaGalp Sines 3Q full 220,000
PortugalChevron Pembroke 3Q-4Q partial 210,000 Fluid catalytic
Wales cracking unit
to be shut down
for six weeksTupras, Izmit 4Q partial New fluid
Turkey catalytic
crackerPetronas Durban Oct. partial 125,000 1-month
South Africa maintenancePetro SA Mossel Bay Dec. partial 40,000 1 train down
South Africa for routine
maintenanceBP Castellon 4Q partial 20,000 New coker
Spain unit. Start-up
end 2008Oil Refineries partial 180,000 Crude
Haifa, Israel distillation,
naphtha,
gasoil,
jet fuel2009 START
Petroplus Cressier partial 68,000 Scheduled
Switzerland maintenanceAgip Petroli Milan Feb. partial 160,000 Gasoil hydro-
Italy desulfurization
output to rise
by 12,000 b/dPKN Orlen Plock 2Q partial 253,000 New diesel unit
PolandMotor Oil Agioi 2Q full 60,000 New crude-
Theodoroi distillation
Greece unitGrupa Lotos Gdansk 1H full 92,000 Shut down for
Poland more than 1
month for
upgradesTotal Immingham 1H partial 220,000 New low-sulfur
U.K. diesel facilityOil Refineries Haifa 1H partial 180,000 $50 million
Israel investment to
upgrade crude
unit to use
heavier gradesAB Mazeikiu Nafta full 200,000 To be shut at
Lithuania least 30 days
Fluid cracker
output to rise
by a thirdSaudi Aramco Shell 3Q 305,000 Low-sulfur
Jubail diesel unit
Saudi ArabiaCepsa Huelva 4Q full 90,000 New crude-
Spain distillation
unit. Cepsa to
nearly double
capacity by
2011
Hellenic Aspropygos 4Q full 140,000 1-month
Greece shutdown
for maintenanceTotal Leuna 4Q partial 212,000 New
Germany desulfurization
UnitTatneft Nizhnekhamsk 2009 full 140,000 Start-up of new
Russia
Refinery Date Shutdown Capacity Unit/Reason Latest information: Neste Porvoo Week of partial 196,000 Start of Finland Sept. 17 operations end of first week of October Total Gonfreville Sept. 3 partial 326,000 Output cut by France one-third during 6-week maintenance Previous information: 2007 THIRD-QUARTER START Sohar Refinery Co. July- partial 116,400 Planned Oman Aug. maintenance Preem Gothenburg July partial 115,000 Ran at 75% Sweden output on negative refining margins. Boosted output to 95% mid-Aug. Total Vlissingen July- partial 140,000 Increased Netherlands Aug. output Aug. 14 after cutting rates on negative refining margins Cepsa Huelva July partial 98,000 Visbreaker Spain work completed July 26 +Exxon Fawley July 25 full 300,000 Fire at steam U.K. plant. Restarted Aug. 3 +PetroSA Mossel Bay July 31- full 40,000 Shut after South Africa Aug. 13 strike. Returned to full output Aug 13. Tamoil SA Cremona Aug. 9 partial 84,000 Cut rates Italy 10% on refining margins. +TNK-BP Lisichansk Aug. 14 full 320,000 Refinery shut Ukraine units after power failure. Returned to service Aug. 27 ConocoPhillips Aug. full 260,000 Resumed Wilhelmshaven production Germany Aug. 31 after shutdown Aug. 4 on negative refining margins Preem Lysekil Sept. 3 full 210,000 Planned Sweden -Oct. 10 maintenance for 6 weeks Indeni Refining Co. Sept. partial 23,750 30-day Ndola Zambia planned Shutdown Neste Porvoo Week of partial 196,000 Start of Finland Sept. 17 operations end of first week of October NNPC Kaduna Sept. full 110,000 Planned Sept. Nigeria start postponed several months. Militant attacks closed plant in Feb. 2006 NNPC Warri Sept. full 125,000 Proposed start Nigeria postponed. Militant attacks closed plant Feb. 2006 INA Rijeka 3Q partial 100,000 Croatia Repsol Bilbao 3Q partial 220,000 Scheduled Spain maintenance PKN Orlen Plock 3Q partial 253,000 Hydro- Poland desulfur Statoil Kalundborg 3Q partial 110,000 Increase Denmark diesel, fuel- oil output. Postponed until November Saras Sarroch 3Q partial 301,000 Hydrocracker Italy maintenance completed end July +BP/Shell Durban Aug. 3- full 180,000 Shut down South Africa Aug. 15 amid labor strike. Fully operational Aug. 15 Total Gonfreville Sept. 3 partial 326,000 Output cut by France one-third during 6-week maintenance Unipetrol Litvinov Aug. 29- full 100,000 Upgrade of Czech Republic Oct. 7 hydrocracker unit; 6-week steam-cracker maintenance AB Mazeikiu Nafta Sept. 22 full 200,000 Shut down for Lithuania – early maintenance Nov. Preem Gothenburg Sept. partial 115,000 Cut rates to Sweden 85% output on negative refining margins OAO Mozyr Oil Sept. partial 200,000 Catalytic Belarus 10- cracking unit mid-Oct shut until Nov. 5. Crude unit down until mid- Oct +Exxon Fawley Sept. 12 partial 300,000 Units returned U.K. to service Sept. 13 after power cut Eni Porto Marghera Sept. 26 partial 70,000 Started Sept. 27 Italy after several units shut on heavy rain Galp Oporto Sept. 29 full 90,000 Shut down for Portugal 45 days FOURTH-QUARTER START Repsol Puertollano Oct. full 140,000 Shut down for Spain 4 to 6 weeks OAO Moscow Oil Oct. full 240,000 Planned Russia maintenance to increase gasoline output by 7.5 percent Petrom Petrobrazi 4Q full 2-week Romania shutdown to tie in diesel hydro-treater Lukoil Bourgas 4Q partial 140,000 Crude Bulgaria distillation OMV Burghausen 4Q partial 68,000 6-week Germany shutdown. Cracker expansion Cepsa Algeciras Dec. partial 223,000 Visbreaker Spain 12 days Cepsa Huelva Dec. partial 98,000 Visbreaker Spain 7 days Saras Sarroch 4Q partial 301,000 Crude- Italy distillation topping unit maintenance 2008 START Hellenic Elefsis 1Q partial 100,000 15-day shutdown Greece for maintenance Sasol Ras Laffan Feb. partial 34,000 Maintenance to Qatar last 28 days Statoil Mongstad Sept.- full 201,000 6-week Norway Oct. maintenance Crude processing units down for 2 weeks Petrom Constanta 2H partial New LPG unit Romania Galp Sines 3Q full 220,000 Portugal Chevron Pembroke 3Q-4Q partial 210,000 Fluid catalytic Wales cracking unit to be shut down for six weeks Tupras, Izmit 4Q partial New fluid Turkey catalytic cracker Petronas Durban Oct. partial 125,000 1-month South Africa maintenance Petro SA Mossel Bay Dec. partial 40,000 1 train down South Africa for routine maintenance BP Castellon 4Q partial 20,000 New coker Spain unit. Start-up end 2008 Oil Refineries partial 180,000 Crude Haifa, Israel distillation, naphtha, gasoil, jet fuel 2009 START Petroplus Cressier partial 68,000 Scheduled Switzerland maintenance Agip Petroli Milan Feb. partial 160,000 Gasoil hydro- Italy desulfurization output to rise by 12,000 b/d PKN Orlen Plock 2Q partial 253,000 New diesel unit Poland Motor Oil Agioi 2Q full 60,000 New crude- Theodoroi distillation Greece unit Grupa Lotos Gdansk 1H full 92,000 Shut down for Poland more than 1 month for upgrades Total Immingham 1H partial 220,000 New low-sulfur U.K. diesel facility Oil Refineries Haifa 1H partial 180,000 $50 million Israel investment to upgrade crude unit to use heavier grades 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 Cepsa Huelva 4Q full 90,000 New crude- Spain distillation unit. Cepsa to nearly 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 2009 full 140,000 Start-up of new Russia -
EU UPdate – Here is a Bloomberg EU Refinery S/D & Expansion update over the 2007-2010 time frame. Several coker expansions missing – ie only 2 (BP & Repsol) of the 4 coker expansions in Spain are mentioned and couple of Russian cokers are missing. -
AnonymousBy Bill Murray and Nidaa Bakhsh
Oct. 2, 2007 (Bloomberg) — Following is a table of scheduled and unplanned refinery shutdowns, new plants and capacity expansions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2007, 2008 and 2009. The symbol + signifies an unplanned halt.
Refinery Date Shutdown Capacity Unit/Reason
Latest information:
Neste Porvoo Week of partial 196,000 Start of
Finland Sept. 17 operations
end of first
week of OctoberTotal Gonfreville Sept. 3 partial 326,000 Output cut by
France one-third
during
6-week
maintenance
Previous information:2007
THIRD-QUARTER STARTSohar Refinery Co. July- partial 116,400 Planned
Oman Aug. maintenancePreem Gothenburg July partial 115,000 Ran at 75%
Sweden output on
negative
refining
margins.
Boosted output
to 95% mid-Aug.Total Vlissingen July- partial 140,000 Increased
Netherlands Aug. output Aug. 14
after cutting
rates on
negative
refining
marginsCepsa Huelva July partial 98,000 Visbreaker
Spain work completed
July 26+Exxon Fawley July 25 full 300,000 Fire at steam
U.K. plant.
Restarted
Aug. 3+PetroSA Mossel Bay July 31- full 40,000 Shut after
South Africa Aug. 13 strike.
Returned to
full output
Aug 13.Tamoil SA Cremona Aug. 9 partial 84,000 Cut rates
Italy 10% on
refining
margins.+TNK-BP Lisichansk Aug. 14 full 320,000 Refinery shut
Ukraine units after
power failure.
Returned to
service Aug. 27ConocoPhillips Aug. full 260,000 Resumed
Wilhelmshaven production
Germany Aug. 31 after
shutdown
Aug. 4 on
negative
refining
marginsPreem Lysekil Sept. 3 full 210,000 Planned
Sweden -Oct. 10 maintenance
for 6 weeksIndeni Refining Co. Sept. partial 23,750 30-day
Ndola Zambia planned
ShutdownNeste Porvoo Week of partial 196,000 Start of
Finland Sept. 17 operations
end of first
week of
OctoberNNPC Kaduna Sept. full 110,000 Planned Sept.
Nigeria start postponed
several months.
Militant
attacks closed
plant in
Feb. 2006NNPC Warri Sept. full 125,000 Proposed start
Nigeria postponed.
Militant
attacks closed
plant Feb. 2006INA Rijeka 3Q partial 100,000
CroatiaRepsol Bilbao 3Q partial 220,000 Scheduled
Spain maintenancePKN Orlen Plock 3Q partial 253,000 Hydro-
Poland desulfurStatoil Kalundborg 3Q partial 110,000 Increase
Denmark diesel, fuel-
oil output.
Postponed until
NovemberSaras Sarroch 3Q partial 301,000 Hydrocracker
Italy maintenance
completed end
July+BP/Shell Durban Aug. 3- full 180,000 Shut down
South Africa Aug. 15 amid labor
strike. Fully
operational
Aug. 15Total Gonfreville Sept. 3 partial 326,000 Output cut by
France one-third
during
6-week
maintenanceUnipetrol Litvinov Aug. 29- full 100,000 Upgrade of
Czech Republic Oct. 7 hydrocracker
unit; 6-week
steam-cracker
maintenanceAB Mazeikiu Nafta Sept. 22 full 200,000 Shut down for
Lithuania – early maintenance
Nov.Preem Gothenburg Sept. partial 115,000 Cut rates to
Sweden 85% output on
negative
refining
marginsOAO Mozyr Oil Sept. partial 200,000 Catalytic
Belarus 10- cracking unit
mid-Oct shut until Nov.
5. Crude unit
down until mid-
Oct+Exxon Fawley Sept. 12 partial 300,000 Units returned
U.K. to service
Sept.
13 after power
cutEni Porto Marghera Sept. 26 partial 70,000 Started Sept.
27
Italy after several
units shut on
heavy rainGalp Oporto Sept. 29 full 90,000 Shut down for
Portugal 45 daysFOURTH-QUARTER START
Repsol Puertollano Oct. full 140,000 Shut down for
Spain 4 to 6 weeksOAO Moscow Oil Oct. full 240,000 Planned
Russia maintenance to
increase
gasoline
output by
7.5 percentPetrom Petrobrazi 4Q full 2-week
Romania shutdown to
tie in diesel
hydro-treaterLukoil Bourgas 4Q partial 140,000 Crude
Bulgaria distillationOMV Burghausen 4Q partial 68,000 6-week
Germany shutdown.
Cracker
expansionCepsa Algeciras Dec. partial 223,000 Visbreaker
Spain 12 daysCepsa Huelva Dec. partial 98,000 Visbreaker
Spain 7 daysSaras Sarroch 4Q partial 301,000 Crude-
Italy distillation
topping unit
maintenance2008 START
Hellenic Elefsis 1Q partial 100,000 15-day shutdown
Greece for maintenanceSasol Ras Laffan Feb. partial 34,000 Maintenance to
Qatar last 28 daysStatoil Mongstad Sept.- full 201,000 6-week
Norway Oct. maintenance
Crude
processing
units down
for 2 weeksPetrom Constanta 2H partial New LPG unit
RomaniaGalp Sines 3Q full 220,000
PortugalChevron Pembroke 3Q-4Q partial 210,000 Fluid catalytic
Wales cracking unit
to be shut down
for six weeksTupras, Izmit 4Q partial New fluid
Turkey catalytic
crackerPetronas Durban Oct. partial 125,000 1-month
South Africa maintenancePetro SA Mossel Bay Dec. partial 40,000 1 train down
South Africa for routine
maintenanceBP Castellon 4Q partial 20,000 New coker
Spain unit. Start-up
end 2008Oil Refineries partial 180,000 Crude
Haifa, Israel distillation,
naphtha,
gasoil,
jet fuel2009 START
Petroplus Cressier partial 68,000 Scheduled
Switzerland maintenanceAgip Petroli Milan Feb. partial 160,000 Gasoil hydro-
Italy desulfurization
output to rise
by 12,000 b/dPKN Orlen Plock 2Q partial 253,000 New diesel unit
PolandMotor Oil Agioi 2Q full 60,000 New crude-
Theodoroi distillation
Greece unitGrupa Lotos Gdansk 1H full 92,000 Shut down for
Poland more than 1
month for
upgradesTotal Immingham 1H partial 220,000 New low-sulfur
U.K. diesel facilityOil Refineries Haifa 1H partial 180,000 $50 million
Israel investment to
upgrade crude
unit to use
heavier gradesAB Mazeikiu Nafta full 200,000 To be shut at
Lithuania least 30 days
Fluid cracker
output to rise
by a thirdSaudi Aramco Shell 3Q 305,000 Low-sulfur
Jubail diesel unit
Saudi ArabiaCepsa Huelva 4Q full 90,000 New crude-
Spain distillation
unit. Cepsa to
nearly double
capacity by
2011
Hellenic Aspropygos 4Q full 140,000 1-month
Greece shutdown
for maintenanceTotal Leuna 4Q partial 212,000 New
Germany desulfurization
UnitTatneft Nizhnekhamsk 2009 full 140,000 Start-up of new
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