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North American Refinery Shutdowns, Maintenance 2008-09 (Table)
2008-04-03 14:25 (New York)By Robert Tuttle
April 3, 2008 (Bloomberg) — The following is a table of
scheduled and unplanned refinery shutdowns in North America. The
list only includes shutdowns that could be confirmed.*T
Refinery Date Shutdown Capacity Unit/ReasonNew Information
Citgo Corpus March 1 Partial 165,000 Sulfur recovery unit started
Christi, Texas up April 1 after maintenance.
Valero Delaware Week of Partial 190,200 Coker shut for 37 days of
City, Delaware March 23 maintenance.
BP Carson, April 2 Partial 265,500 Hydrocracker starting after
California power loss.
<Note Rest First Quarter 2008 Actuals are at bottom list>
Second Quarter 2008
Valero Corpus May Partial 146,000 Company to perform 14 days of
Christi, Texas maintenance on crude unit in
the west plant, affecting
40,000 barrels of daily
production capacity.Third Quarter 2008
Petro-Canada August Full 135,000 Refinery to be shut for as
Edmonton, 2008 many as 60 days to allow new
Alberta units to be added.
Holly Woods Q3 Full 26,000 Refinery to be shut in middle
Cross, Utah of third quarter for
maintenance and expansion.Fourth Quarter 2008
Western El Q4 Unknown 125,000 Maintenance planned on unknown
Paso, Texas units.
Sunoco Toledo, Q4 2008 Partial 165,000 Scheduled shutdown of crude
Ohio unit and fluid catalytic
cracker for maintenance.
Alon Dec. 1, Full 55,000 Refinery to be shut for 16
Paramount, 2008 days of maintenance.
California
Pemex Salina October Partial 290,000 Reformer to be shut for
Cruz, Mexico maintenance.
Holly Artesia, Q4 Full 85,000 Refinery to be shut in middle
New Mexico of fourth quarter for
maintenance and expansion.Unknown Quarter 2008
Sunoco 2008 Partial 355,000 Fluid catalytic cracker to be
Philadelphia shut for maintenance.
Pennsylvania
BP Texas City, 2008 Partial 475,000 No. 2 alkylation unit to be
Texas dismantled after maintenance
is complete on No. 3 unit.
Flying J Late 2008 Partial 68,000 Maintenance on undisclosed
Bakersfield, units.
California
Valero Benicia, 2008 Partial 170,000 Company to perform 12 days of
California repairs to hydrocracker,
affecting 37,500 barrels of
distillation potential.2009
Valero Port 2009 Partial 265,000 Coker drums replacement
Arthur, Texas planned.
Valero St. 2009 Partial 186,000 Coker Drums replacement
Charles, planned.
Louisiana
Frontier El Q3 2009 Partial 112,000 Fluid catalytic cracker and
Dorado, Kansas gasoil hydrotreater to be
expanded.First Quarter 2008
Valero Houston, March 31 Partial 85,000 Alkylation unit shut after
Texas fire in electrical substation.
Unit started by April 2.Exxon Mobil March 13 Partial 363,100 Maintenance on fluid catalytic
Beaumont, Texas cracker to last until May 15.
ConocoPhillips February Partial 213,995 Fluid catalytic cracker
Ponca City, or March started after couple of weeks
Oklahoma of maintenance.
Valero Delaware March 17 Partial 190,200 Process rates reduced on fluid
City, Delaware catalytic cracker to repair
boiler.
Suncor Commerce March 3 Partial 68,000 Oil processing unit to start
City, Colorado several days after March 17
after shutdown.
Shell Deer March 17 Partial 340,000 Rates reduced on coker after
Park, Texas compressor trips. Rates
expected back to normal March
18.
Tesoro March 15 Unknown 170,000 Unspecified units to be shut
Martinez, for maintenance. Coker
California modification to happen during
maintenance period.
LyondellBassel Unknown Partial 268,000 Fluid catalytic cracker
Houston, Texas resumed normal operations by
March 20.
LyondellBassel March 21 Partial 268,000 Fluid catalytic cracker to be
Houston, Texas idled until mid-April for
repair.
United Warren, March 21 Full 70,000 Refinery shut after a fire.
Pennsylvania Plant returns to normal
operation March 23.
ConocoPhillips March 24 Partial 247,000 Ethylene unit shut to repair
Sweeny, Texas compressor.
Pemex March 24 Partial 168,000 Gasoline producing unit shut
Minatitlan, until first week of April for
Mexico upgrade.
Alon Paramount, March 24 Partial 90,000 Two crude units shut for 24
California hours of maintenance.
Valero Houston, March 24 Partial 85,000 Gas compressor on fluid
California catalytic cracker shut for a
day.
Valero Corpus March 17 Partial 340,000 Smallest of two fluid
Christi, Texas catalytic crackers shut.
ConocoPhillips March 26 Partial 46,500 Refinery shuts. Scheduled to
Arroyo Grande, return to service March 28.
California
Valero Port March 27 Partial 325,000 Power loss upsets coker and
Arthur, Texas hydrocracker. Restart begins
on units the same day.
Valero March 28 Partial 135,000 Fluid catalytic cracker and
Wilmington, alkylation unit shut for
California unplanned maintenance.
Marathon March 11 Partial 204,000 Maintenance begins on
Robinson, undisclosed units.
Illinois
Exxon Mobil Feb. 9 Partial 586,000 Boil attached to a fluid
Baytown, Texas catalytic cracker shut for
maintenance.
Imperial February Partial 187,000 Production cut because of
Edmonton, unspecified operating issues
Alberta in fuel processing units.
Shell Scotford, February Partial 100,000 Crude processing rates reduced
Alberta or March because of reduced supplies
from oil sand plant.
ConocoPhillips Early Partial 260,000 Heater on a low-sulfur gas
Belle Chase, March unit is undergoing repairs
Louisiana after malfunction.
ConocoPhillips March 7 Partial 152,000 Electrostatic precipitator on
Borger, a fluid catalytic cracker to
Louisiana be upgraded through March 21.
Shell Deer March 7 Partial 340,000 Catalytic gasoline
Park, Texas hydrotreater is down for
repairs until March 9.
Refinery returns to normal
operation early the week of
March 10.
Marathon Week of Unknown 105,000 Maintenance at refinery begins
Detroit March 3 on undisclosed units.
Valero Corpus March 4 Partial 146,000 Diesel hydrogen
Christi, Texas desulfurization unit shut
after a fire. Unit started up
by March 9.
Valero Memphis, March Partial 182,000 Shutdown of 69,000
Tennessee barrel-a-day fluid catalytic
cracker for 15 days of
maintenance. Maintenance
completed by March 26.
Valero Delaware March or Partial 190,200 Shutdown of 50,000
City, Delaware April barrel-a-day coker unit for 37
days of repairs.
Flying J March 3 Partial 68,000 Shutdown coker unit after
Bakersfield, power disruption.
California
Pasadena Feb. 27 Partial 106,500 Operating units shut after a
Pasadena, Texas power failure. Refinery will
take several days to start
units. Fluid catalytic
cracker, reformer and S Zorb
unit started by March 5.
Valero St. Week of Partial 250,000 Maintenance begun for 20 days
Charles, Feb. 18 on fluid catalytic cracking
Louisiana unit, reducing production
capacity by 100,000 barrels a
day. Repairs on cat cracker
completed by March 17.
Valero Benicia, Feb. 28 Partial 153,000 Fluid catalytic cracker shut
California for unplanned repairs. Unit
expected to return within a
week. Unit returns by March 3.
ConocoPhillips Q1 Partial 247,000 Coker and Vacuum distillation
Sweeny, Texas unit started on Feb. 26.
Shutdown date is unknown.
Frontier El March 1 Partial 112,000 Crude unit to be shut for 38
Dorado, Kansas days of maintenance and
installation of a new vacuum
tower.
Frontier El Q2 Partial 112,000 Coker expansion scheduled to
Dorado, Kansas be done in mid-June.
ConocoPhillips Feb. 22 Partial 76,000 Undisclosed unit shut.
Rodeo, Hydrogen unit started by March
California 9.
Exxon Beaumont, Feb. 21 Partial 363,100 Coker drum No. 5 shut for
Texas repair.
Pasadena Feb. 21 Partial 106,5000 Fluid catalytic cracker shut
Pasadena, Texas for maintenance. Unit
restarted by Feb. 22. Refinery
undergoing three or four weeks
of maintenance.
Citgo Corpus Feb. 18 Partial 156,000 Gasoil hydrotreater shut for
Christi, Texas maintenance until Feb. 24.
Alon Big Feb. 18 Full 70,000 Refinery shut after explosion
Spring, Texas and fire. The company’s goal
is to resume partial
operations in about two
months. Refinery to process
35,000 barrels a day by end of
March. Fluid catalytic cracker
to be started by mid-July.
Tesoro Kapolei, Feb. 16 Full 95,000 Fire shuts refinery. Company
Hawaii began restoring production by
Feb. 18.
Hovensa St. Q1 Partial 525,000 Undisclosed units were down
Croix, Virgin for maintenance as of Feb. 14.
Islands Unit is not one of the two
largest crude units.
Hovensa St. Feb. 9 Partial 525,000 Several process units shut
Croix, Virgin after a power cut. Units
Islands return to operation by Feb.
14.
Sunoco Feb. 13 Unknown 355,000 Units shut after power
Philadelphia, disruption. Restart begins
Pennsylvania same day.
Total Port Q1 Partial 240,000 Catalytic reformer was down
Arthur, Texas for maintenance as of Feb. 13.
Unit to return to service
within two weeks.
Delek Tyler, Feb. 13 Partial 60,000 Sulfur recovery unit shut
Texas after upset.
Marathon Feb. 12 Partial 239,000 Operations curtailed after
Catlettsburg, pipeline leak. Pipeline
Kentucky repaired by Feb. 14.
Sunoco Toledo, February Partial 165,000 Refinery to be undergoing
Ohio or March maintenance on undisclosed
units.
Valero Delaware Feb. 11 Full 190,200 Refinery shuts after power
City, Delaware failure caused by storm. Crude
unit, fluid catalytic cracker
and coker started same day.
Normal rates restored in
several days. Hydrocracker
started by Feb. 24.
ConocoPhillips Feb. 11 Partial 146,000 Maintenance on electrostatic
Borger, Texas precipitator of a fluid
catalytic cracker to last
through March 3.
Citgo Lake Feb. 10 Partial 454,500 Partial power failure shuts
Charles, undisclosed units. Units
Louisiana started up by Feb. 10.
Valero Houston, Feb. 12 Partial 85,000 Maintenance to be performed on
Texas undisclosed unit.
Delek Feb. 8 Partial 60,000 The company reduced rates on a
Tyler, Texas fluid catalytic cracking unit
and shut a boiler after a
malfunction.
ConocoPhillips Feb. 7 Partial 247,000 A power failure lasted about
Sweeny, Texas three hours, causing flaring.
ConocoPhillips Feb. 7 Partial 147,000 The company shut down sulfur
Carson, recovery units causing
California flaring.
Shell Scotford, Feb. 12 Partial 100,000 Operations curtailed at
Alberta refinery. Refinery resumes
output by March 17.
Chevron Q1 Unknown 257,200 Major maintenance scheduled on
Richmond, undisclosed units.
CaliforniaDelek Feb. 8 Partial 60,000 The company reduced rates on a
Tyler, Texas fluid catalytic cracking unit
and shut a boiler after a
malfunction.
ConocoPhillips Feb. 7 Partial 247,000 A power failure lasted about
Sweeny, Texas three hours, causing flaring.
ConocoPhillips Feb. 7 Partial 147,000 The company shut down sulfur
Carson, recovery units causing
California flaring.
Alon USA, Feb. 7 Partial 90,000 The company shut two of four
Long Beach, crude units at its Paramount
California complex until it completes
capital improvements.
Tesoro Feb. 7 Partial 135,000 Undisclosed units to be shut
Wilmington, for maintenance. Flaring may
California last until Feb. 19.
Chevron El Unknown Partial 270,000 Fluid catalytic cracker
Segundo, started, causing flaring,
California according to Feb. 2 filing.
Shell Deer March Partial 255,000 Shutdown of residual
Park, Texas hydrocracker for maintenance.
Valero Port Feb. 4 Partial 265,000 Planned maintenance for 25
Arthur, Texas days on 105,000 barrel-a-day
coker unit was in beginning
stages Feb. 4. Repairs will
cut production by 100,000
barrels a day.
Motiva Convent, March Partial 255,000 Shutdown of residual
Louisiana hydrocracker for maintenance.
Tesoro January Partial 121,000 Unspecified unit or units are
Anacortes, down for maintenance.
Washington
BP Texas City, Jan. 30 Partial 475,000 Fluid catalytic cracker with
Texas 120,000 barrels a day capacity
shuts because of an electrical
fault. Start up scheduled for
Jan. 30 or Jan. 31.
Valero Benicia, Unknown Partial 153,000 Operating rates cut because of
California weak refinery margins.
Valero Aruba Jan. 25 Full 275,000 Refinery shut after fire in
vacuum tower. Crude unit,
coker running by Feb. 5. Full
production to resume in mid
April.
Valero Corpus January Partial 340,000 Sulfur recovery unit shut for
Christi, Texas maintenance. Unit started up
by Jan. 24.
Tesoro Jan. 22 Partial 103,500 Undisclosed unit shut until
Wilmington, Feb. 3.
California
Marathon Jan. 22 Partial 275,000 Fluid catalytic cracker, with
Garyville, 127,000 barrel a day capacity,
Louisiana shut for maintenance.
ConocoPhillips Jan. 21 Partial 152,000 Maintenance work on hydrogen
Borger, Texas desulfurization unit to have
minimal affect on production.
Unit to be back to normal by
end of the week.
Valero Port Jan. 18 Partial 325,000 Gasoline hydrotreater shut.
Arthur, Texas
Motiva Port Jan. 14 Partial 285,000 Waste-heat boiler associated
Arthur, Texas with a fluid catalytic cracker
shut for 20 days of repairs.
Exxon Mobil Jan. 12 Partial 586,000 Shutdown of crude unit for
Baytown, Texas maintenance followed by
shutdown of coker for repairs.
Maintenance scheduled for
completion by late February,
early March. Coker started by
March 14. Crude unit at normal
rates by March 31.
Total Port Jan. 8 Partial 240,000 A unit to be shut because of
Arthur, Texas unfavorable operating
conditions.
Valero Aruba Jan. 8 Full 275,000 Power disruptions shuts
refinery. Startup commenced by
Jan. 9. One of two crude units
started up by Jan. 15. Second
crude unit and coker return to
service by Jan. 22.
BP Carson, Jan. 9 Partial 265,000 Shutdown of fluid catalytic
California cracking and alkylation units
for maintenance. Shutdown to
begin by Jan. 13. Alkylation
unit restarted and fluid
catalytic cracker in restart
mode by March 28
ConocoPhillips Jan. 7 Partial 146,000 Maintenance to be performed on
Borger, Texas an electrostatic precipitator
through Jan. 16.
Delek Tyler, Jan. 7 Partial 60,000 Two sulfur recovery units shut
Texas after a power failure. Both
brought restarted.
Lyondell Jan. 4 Partial 268,000 Thermal oxidizer, two in-line
Houston, Texas heater blowers idled by power
failure.
ConocoPhillips Jan. 5 Partial 247,000 Several aromatics units shut
Sweeny, Texas after transformer malfunction.
Alon Big Jan. 4 Partial 70,000 Refinery running at 57 percent
Spring, Texas capacity while 10 days of
maintenance performed on
reformer. Normal operations to
be restored by Jan. 17.
Exxon Mobil Jan. 4 Partial 192,000 Maintenance on a fluid
Chalmette, catalytic cracker, alkylation
Louisiana unit and other units to last
until the end of February.
Work finished Feb. 27.
Shell Deer Jan. 17 Partial 340,000 Fluid catalytic cracker,
Park, Texas gasoline hydrotreater,
alkylation unit, girgotol and
sulfur recovery units 3, 4 and
5 to be shut during a
maintenance period. Startup
began Feb. 29 and refinery
back to normal rates by March
5.
Delek Tyler, Jan. 4 Partial 60,000 Maintenance performed on
Texas diesel hydrotreater with
shutdown of sulfur recovery
plant and sour water stripper.
BP Whiting, Late Partial 420,000 Crude unit, with 95,000 barrel
Indiana December a day capacity, is shut for
repairs. Unit started by March
21.
Alon Big Jan. 2 Partial 70,000 Sulfur recovery unit shut
Spring, Texas down. Started up later the
same day.
BP Texas City, Dec. 31 Partial 475,000 No. 3 alkylation unit to shut
Texas for 90 days of repairs.
Flying J Late Partial 68,000 Maintenance to be performed on
Bakersfield, January, undisclosed unit.
California 2008
Sunoco Toledo, March, Partial 165,000 Hydrocracker to be shut to
Ohio April change catalyst. Crude unit
scheduled for Q4 shutdown may
be shut also.
Valero, Quebec March 20 Partial 215,000 Maintenance to be performed
for 52 days on 50,000
barrel-a-day crude
distillation unit.
Frontier El March or Partial 110,000 Shutdown of crude unit, fluid
Dorado, Kansas April catalytic cracker and coker
for maintenance and upgrade.
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Fourth Quarter 2007
Alon Dec. 19 Partial 55,000 Portion of refinery shut after
Paramount, power disruption. Some units
California restore operation by Dec. 20.
All units to be restored by
Dec. 21.
Kern Dec. 20 Partial 27,000 Desulfurization unit shut
Bakersfield, after fire in diesel line.
California
Total Port Dec. 20 Partial 240,000 Benzene combustor to be shut
Arthur, Texas for maintenance.
Exxon Mobil Dec. 17 Partial 586,000 Fluid catalytic cracker goes
Baytown, Texas into standby mode and
restarted. Production was not
affected.
Citgo Corpus Dec. 16 Partial 156,000 Fluid catalytic cracker idled
Christi, Texas by malfunction. Unit returned
to service after a few hours.
Frontier Dec. 15 Full 52,000 Refinery crude unit at reduced
Cheyenne, rates after fire in coking
Wyoming unit. Operation restored to
coker Jan. 11.
Exxon Mobil Dec. 11 Partial 363,100 Process rates reduced at
Beaumont, refinery after fire in a
Texas platinum reformer. Refinery
output normal by Dec. 18.
Exxon Mobil Dec. 7 Partial 155,800 Two boilers shut down and
Torrance, started back up. Operations
California resumed Dec. 13.
Total Port Dec. 7 Partial 240,000 Unit depressurized to perform
Arthur, Texas maintenance. Main air blower
of unit 836 shut down and was
being started. Processing
rates were reduced at 3 other
units, including a distillate
hydrotreater.
Total Port Dec. 4 Partial 240,000 Unit depressurized to perform
Arthur, Texas maintenance. Unit 822 flared.
Tesoro Dec. 6 Partial 103,500 Maintenance being performed on
Wilmington, an undisclosed unit.
California
Alon Big Dec. 4 Partial 70,000 Repairs to a propane
Spring, Texas deasphalter cut production
capacity by 20,000 barrels a
day. Compressor shut Dec. 3.
Total Port Dec. 4 Partial 240,000 Refinery shuts unidentified
Arthur, Texas process unit for maintenance.
Total Port Dec. 5 Partial 240,000 Maintenance on fluid catalytic
Arthur, Texas cracker units 807 and 835.
Koch Corpus Dec. 3 Partial 300,000 Sulfur recovery unit shut to
Christi, Texas repair waste heat boiler.
Restart began Dec. 4.
Valero Texas Dec. 2 Full 245,000 Refinery idled by power
City, Texas disruption. Plant restarting
Fluid catalytic cracker
restarted by Dec. 11. All
major process units running by
Dec. 27 and plant expected
back to normal by year’s end.
Normal operations restored by
Jan. 9.
BP Texas City, Dec. 2 Partial 417,000 Refinery lost power to at
Texas least two units, a reformer
and ultracracker. Ultracracker
started between Dec. 2 and
Dec. 8. Two cokers returned to
normal rates by Dec. 4. Ultra
cracker started up Jan. 5 to
Jan. 10.
Delek Tyler, Nov. 27 Partial 60,000 Refinery fluid catalytic
Texas cracker malfunctions.
Operational adjustments were
made to return the unit to
normal.
ConocoPhillips Nov. 25 Partial 238,000 Refinery resumes operation
Linden, New after being partially shut
Jersey Nov. 25.
ConocoPhillips Nov. 25 Partial 146,000 Electrostatic precipitator
Borger, Texas shut through Dec. 5 for
maintenance.
Citgo Corpus Unknown Partial 156,000 Planned shutdown of an
Christi, Texas incinerator associated with a
sulfur recovery unit. Shutdown
was expected to result in
emissions from Nov. 25 through
Dec. 1.
Valero Three Nov. 20 Partial 100,000 Fluid catalytic cracker and
Rivers, Texas hydrocracker started up after
shut down caused by a power
disruption.
Valero Nov. 20 Partial 190,000 Fluid catalytic cracker shut
Memphis, for 10 days unplanned
Tennessee maintenance. Unit back up by
Nov. 30.
Shell Oct. 10 Unknown 130,000 Refinery returning to normal
Montreal, rates after an extended period
Canada of maintenance.
Flint Hills Nov. 18 Partial 300,000 The refinery shut its
Resources processing units for about
Corpus eight days of maintenance.
Christi, Texas Production is scheduled to
resume Nov. 26.
Western Nov. 19 Partial 125,000 A fire caused the refinery to
Refining shut a diesel hydrotreater.
El Paso, Texas Unit restored to full
production by Nov. 24.
Exxon Mobil Nov. 13 Partial 348,500 Process rates reduced on
Beaumont, 112,000 barrel-a-day fluid
Texas catalytic cracker to repair a
compressor leak. The unit
restarted Nov. 16.
Alon Big Nov. 13 Full 70,000 Crude unit shut for a few
Spring, Texas hours after a power
interruption.
Alon Big Nov. 8 Partial 70,000 Sulfur recovery unit shut
Spring, Texas because of a leak. Unit
returns to service Nov. 9.
BP Carson, Nov. 10 or Partial 260,000 Reformer unit to be shut for
California Nov. 11 three weeks of maintenance.
Unit started up by Nov. 29.
Tesoro Nov. 4 Partial 94,000 Refinery operating at reduced
Kapolei, rates after Nov. 4 power
Hawaii disruption caused by a storm.
Reformer unit was damaged.
Reformer operations to be
restored week Dec. 17, after
which gasoline production to
be restored.
Valero Nov. 8 Partial 265,000 A power disruption followed by
Port Arthur, a fire in a heater at a
Texas distillate hydrotreating unit.
Hydrotreater shut down. A
crude unit, fluid catalytic
cracker and reformer lost
power. Most units are
operating. Refinery up to
processing 260,000 barrels a
day by Nov. 12, close to
pre-fire rates. Kerosene
hydrotreater started by Nov.
27. Distillate hydrotreater
started by March 3.
Alon November Partial 90,000 The No. 2 crude unit will
Paramount, undergo maintenance until
California April 2008.
Exxon Mobil Nov. 6 Partial 155,000 Shut fluid catalytic cracker
Torrance, and alkylation unit for
California “several weeks” of
maintenance. Cat cracker and
alkylation unit to be started
between Nov. 22 and Nov. 27.
Units started by Nov. 28.
BP Texas City, Nov. 5 Partial 470,000 Aromatics unit shuts down
Texas after a compressor shut off.
Restart was scheduled.
Motiva Nov. 6 Unknown 235,000 Fire happens in crude
Convent, processing unit. Company
Louisiana declines to say if unit is
operating or how production
was affected. Refinery returns
to normal operations by Nov.
13.
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FYI – Ok you guys owe me for these schedules (and others EU & Asia) which should help with your planning, tracking new additons / lost production & new projects verification. I have tried to bold coking refineries & coker maintenance for all 3 of regional updates. First Quarter continues to be focus period for scheduled maintenance.
They are claiming that 2008 maintenance schedule should be less 2007 but it doesnt look that way so far & there are still the unplanned outages & Gulf storms to contend with. But growing capacity in refineries from new units & debottlenecking / technology upgrades should continue to add supply into demand market.
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AnonymousLyondellBasell has a coker/crude T/A in Jul 08.
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