Global Refinery Shutdown Roundup Sample

Date of last update: December 27, 2010 To start a new search, be certain to un-filter your results by pointing to Filter
on the Data menu, and then click Show All. The drop-down buttons will appea In the "Shutdown date" and "Restart date" columns, "*-" indicates an unknown month, day, or year. See "Key" sheet for additional notes. *For refineries that have multiple unit shutdowns, an entry was created for each unit. **Regions: (1) United States, (2) Canada, (3) Latin America & Caribbean, (4) Western Europe, (5) Eastern Europe, (6) Middle East, (7) Africa, (8) Asia-Pac Shutdown date Restart date Region** M D Y M D Y Refiner City State or Country Refinery Refinery process province capacity, K b/d 1 01 01 11 **- 11 Citgo Lake LA US 440 Fluid Catalytic Cracking Petroleum Charles
11
25
10
12
25
10 Holly
Tulsa
OK
US
125
Fluid Catalytic Cracking
09
25
10
12
20
10 ExxonMobi Beaumon l t
TX
US
345
Hydrocracking
09
25
10
12
20
TX
US
345
Catalytic Reforming
03
01
10
12
23
10 PDVSA
Refineria Isla Curazao
Netherlan ds Antilles
320
Crude Distillation
03
01
10
12
23
10 PDVSA
320
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71
03
01
10
12
23
10 PDVSA
320
Crude Distillation
01
*-
11
02
*-
11 Reliance Jamnagar Industries 10 Kashima Kashima Oil 10 Chalmette Chalmett Refining e 10 Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi
India
660
8 1
12 12
07 04
10 10
12 12
20 18
Japan LA US
210 193
Fluid Catalytic Cracking General outage, turnaround, or closure Crude Distillation
12
07
10
12
18
Japan
147
12
07
10
12
18
10 Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi
Japan
147
Crude Distillation
12
07
10
02
*-
11 Valero Energy
Benicia
CA
US
140
71
12
17
10
12
19
10 Valero Energy
Port Arthur
TX
US
250
Sulfur Plant
12
20
11
*-
*-
*- SK Energy Ulsan
South Korea
817
Hydrotreating
8 8
12 01
24 *-
10 11
12 02
28 *-
10 Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi 11 Reliance Jamnagar Industries *- Naftec Arzew
Japan India
147 660
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Hydrotreating
12
19
10
*-
*-
Algeria
060
General outage, turnaround, or closure
12
22
10
*-
*-
*- Nigerian Kaduna National Petroleum
Nigeria
110
General Equipment
12
22
10
*-
*-
*- Nigerian Port National Harcourt Petroleum
Nigeria
150
General Equipment
12
18
10
12
19
10 BP
Ferndale
WA
US
222
12
20
10
12
20
10 ConocoPhi Wood llips River
IL
US
306
71
12
20
10
12
20
10 Motiva Convent Enterprise s
LA
US
227
12
20
10
12
20
10 ExxonMobi Torrance l
CA
US
150
12
20
10
12
20
CA
US
150
Alkylation
12
23
10
12
*-
10 ExxonMobi Joliet l 10 Alon USA Big Energy Spring
IL
US
238
General outage, turnaround, or closure General Equipment
12
23
10
12
23
TX
US
070
12
23
10
12
23
10 San Joaquin Refining
Bakersfiel d
CA
US
015
12
23
10
12
23
10 US Oil & Refining
Tacoma
WA
US
039
*-
*-
10
12
23
10 Imperial Oil 10 Valero Energy
Sarnia
ON
Canada
121
General Equipment
12
22
10
12
24
Corpus Christi
TX
US
205
Hydrocracking
03
*-
11
*-
*-
11 Marathon Oil
Robinson
IL
US
204
71
12
10
10
12
15
10 JX Holdings
Negishi
Japan
340
Crude Distillation
8 8 8 8 6
11 11 05 09 10
17 17 25 *30
10 10 11 11 10
12 12 06 10 12
25 25 **18
10 Bharat Mumbai Petroleum 10 Bharat Mumbai Petroleum 11 S-Oil Onsan 11 GS Caltex Yosu 10 Oman Refinery Sohar
India India South Korea South Korea Oman
240 240 520 680 116
Crude Distillation Fluid Catalytic Cracking Crude Distillation Crude Distillation General outage, turnaround, or closure
12
03
10
12
17
10 Ceska Litvinov Rafinerska
Czech Republic
101
Hydrocracking
12
13
10
12
27
10 Petroplus Ingolstadt
Germany
110
12
16
10
12
22
10 Tamoil
Cremona
Italy
094
H2 Production/Purification/Rec overy General outage, turnaround, or closure Catalytic Reforming
10
25
10
12
14
10 Oil Haifa Refineries Ltd. 10 Oil Haifa Refineries Ltd. 11 ExxonMobi Fos-surl Mer 11 ERG Priolo
Israel
130
10
25
10
12
14
Israel
130
H2 Production/Purification/Rec overy General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure
4 4
01 *-
13 *-
11 11
02 *-
17 *-
France Sicily Italy
119 225
71
12
09
10
12
11
10 Tesoro
Martinez
CA
US
161
1 1 1 1
12 12 12 12
10 11 14 14
10 10 10 10
12 12 12 12
10 11 14 14
10 ConocoPhi Wilmingt llips on 10 Frontier Oil El Dorado 10 Sunoco 10 Valero Energy Marcus Hook Memphis
CA KS PA TN
US US US US
139 135 175 180
General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure General Equipment General outage, turnaround, or closure
12
15
10
12
15
10 Citgo Lake Petroleum Charles
LA
US
440
12
15
10
12
15
10 Flint Hills Corpus Resources Christi 10 LyondellB Houston asell 10 Valero Energy Houston
TX
US
279
General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure Fluid Catalytic Cracking
12
15
10
12
15
TX
US
268
12
08
10
12
14
TX
US
090
12
10
10
12
14
10 Alon USA Big Energy Spring 10 Valero Energy 11 BP Corpus Christi Carson
TX
US
070
Utilities Production
12
14
10
12
16
TX
US
205
Hydrocracking
1 3 8
12 *03
15 **-
10 11 11
01 *03
05 **-
CA
US
252 022 270
11 ExxonMobi Acajutla l 11 Sinopec Jinling
El Salvador Jiangsu China
General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure Crude Distillation
71
03
*-
11
03
*-
11 Sinopec
Jinling
Jiangsu China
270
Coking
01
*-
11
*-
*-
*- Motor Oil Hellas
Aghii Theodori
Corinth Greece
110
Crude Distillation
11
29
10
12
07
10 Valero Energy 10 PDVSA
Memphis
TN
US
180
12
02
10
12
07
Cardon
Venezuel a
940
12
04
10
12
04
10 Chevron
Pascagou la
MS
US
330
General Equipment
12
04
10
12
04
TX
US
345
1 1
12 12
05 08
10 10
12 12
07 08
10 Citgo Lemont Petroleum 10 Citgo Lemont Petroleum
IL IL
US US
159 159
General outage, turnaround, or closure Hydrotreating
1 1 1
12 12 12
05 09 05
10 10 10
12 12 12
05 09 05
10 ConocoPhi Sweeny llips 10 ConocoPhi Sweeny llips 10 LyondellB Houston asell
TX TX TX
US US US
247 247 268
General Equipment General outage, turnaround, or closure General Equipment
71
12
06
10
12
06
10 Tesoro
Anacorte s
WA
US
113
12
07
10
12
07
10 Chevron
El Segundo Paulsbor o
CA
US
269
General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure General Equipment
12
08
10
12
08
10 Valero Energy
NJ
US
166
12
08
10
12
08
10 ConocoPhi Westlake llips 10 Petroecua dor 10 Motiva Enterprise s 10 Motiva Enterprise s Esmerald as Norco
LA
US
239
3 1
12 12
08 03
10 10
12 12
09 03
Ecuador LA US
110 220
General outage, turnaround, or closure Sulfur plant
12
07
10
12
07
Norco
LA
US
220
General Equipment
1 1 1
09 12 *-
17 05 *-
10 10 *-
12 12 12
06 08 08
10 BP 10 Tesoro 10 BP
Whiting Wilmingt on Texas City
IN CA TX
US US US
385 100 451
Fluid Catalytic Cracking General outage, turnaround, or closure Hydrocracking
*-
*-
*-
12
08
10 BP
Texas City
TX
US
451
Hydrotreating
11
*-
10
11
30
10 Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi
Japan
147
Crude Distillation
02
25
11
*-
*-
*- Sinopec
Guangzh Guangdo China ou ng
210
Crude Distillation
71
11
10
10
12
01
10 AB Nynas Dundee Petroleum
Scotland UK
012
11
29
10
11
29
10 IES
Mantova
Italy
069
General Equipment
4 6
11 02
30 *-
10 11
11 03
30 *-
04
25
11
05
31
10 AB Nynas Petroleum 11 Saudi Aramco Shell Refinery 11 Saudi Aramco
Nynasha mn Al-Jubail
Sweden Saudi Arabia
028 290
General outage, turnaround, or closure Crude Distillation
Rabigh
Saudi Arabia
400
11
23
10
11
30
10 ConocoPhi Belle llips Chasse
LA
US
247
11
23
10
11
30
LA
US
247
Alkylation
71
11
24
10
11
30
CA
US
150
2 1
11 11
26 27
10 10
11 11
26 27
10 Imperial Oil 10 Coffeyville Resources
Edmonto n Coffeyvill e
AB KS
Canada US
187 114
General outage, turnaround, or closure Sulfur Plant
11
27
10
11
27
1 1 1 1
11 11 11 11
28 28 29 29
10 10 10 10
11 11 11 11
28 28 29 29
10 Motiva Norco Enterprise s 10 Holly Tulsa 10 ConocoPhi llips 10 LyondellB asell 10 Valero Energy Sweeny Houston Corpus Christi
LA
US
220
General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure Fluid Catalytic Cracking Fluid Catalytic Cracking Isomerization
OK TX TX TX
US US US US
125 247 268 205
11
29
10
12
02
10 PDVSA
Amuay
Venezuel a MS TX LA US US US
640
General outage, turnaround, or closure Fluid Catalytic Cracking General Equipment General outage, turnaround, or closure
1 1 1
11 11 12
30 30 01
10 10 10
11 11 12
30 30 01
10 Chevron
Pascagou la 10 ExxonMobi Beaumon l t 10 ExxonMobi Baton l Rouge
330 345 505
12
01
10
12
01
10 Flint Hills Corpus Resources Christi
TX
US
279
General Equipment
12
01
10
12
01
10 BP
Carson
CA
US
252
H2 Production/Purification/Rec overy
71
1 3
12 12
01 02
10 10
12 12
01 02
10 Valero Energy 10 PDVSA
Benicia El Palito
CA
US Venezuel a
140 127
Fluid Catalytic Cracking General outage, turnaround, or closure
12
02
10
12
02
10 ExxonMobi Joliet l
IL
US
238
10
*-
10
12
01
10 Pemex
Salina Cruz
Mexico
330
1 1 1
10 11 11
25 26 29
10 10 10
11 *11
27 *29
10 BP *- ExxonMobi l 10 Alon USA Energy
Carson Beaumon t Big Spring
CA TX TX
US US US
252 345 070
Catalytic Reforming General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure
11
30
10
11
30
10 Alon USA Big Energy Spring 10 Shell Chemical Saraland
TX
US
070
General Equipment
11
30
10
11
30
AL
US
085
General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure Fluid Catalytic Cracking General outage, turnaround, or closure
1 1
12 12
01 01
10 10
12 12
01 03
10 Valero Corpus Energy Christi 10 ExxonMobi Torrance l 10 Irving Oil 10 Tesoro St. John Wilmingt on
TX CA
US US
205 150
2 1
12 12
01 05
10 10
12 12
04 07
NB CA
Canada US
250 100
1 1 8
02 04 10
*20 22
11 11 10
03 05 11
*20 20
10 Shell Oil 10 Shell Oil 10 Idemitsu Kosan 10 Idemitsu Kosan
Martinez Martinez Chita
CA CA Aichi
US US Japan
145 145 152
Hydrotreating Hydrocracking Crude Distillation
11
15
10
11
20
Tomakom Hokkaido Japan ai
133
Crude Distillation
71
8 8
11 11
23 26
10 10
11 12
23 15
10 Pertamina Balongan 10 TonenGen Kawasaki eral
Indonesia Japan
125 296
General Equipment General outage, turnaround, or closure
09
*-
11
*-
*-
*- Toa Oil
Keihin
Kawasaki Japan
110
Crude Distillation
05
15
11
06
05
*-
*-
11
*-
*-
11 Tesiki Kubiki Japan Topping Plant *- Pertamina Balikpapa Kalimanta Indonesia n n *- Fuji Oil Sodegaur a Chiba Japan
005
Crude Distillation
260
*-
*-
13
*-
*-
192
11
15
10
*-
*-
*- Nigerian Kaduna National Petroleum
Nigeria
110
General Equipment
11
21
10
*-
*-
*- Nigerian Warri National Petroleum
Nigeria
125
General Equipment
09
*-
10
*-
*-
*- Royal Dutch Shell
Pernis, Rotterda m
Netherlan ds
406
11
10
10
11
19
10 Hess
Port Reading Carson
NJ
US
070
11
18
10
11
19
10 BP
CA
US
252
71
11
20
10
11
20
10 ExxonMobi Baton l Rouge
LA
US
505
11
20
10
11
23
10 LyondellB Houston asell
TX
US
268
1 1 1
11 11 11
20 23 24
10 10 10
11 11 11
21 24 24
10 Frontier Oil El Dorado 10 ExxonMobi Joliet l 10 ConocoPhi Wood llips River
KS IL IL
US US US
135 238 306
General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure Fluid Catalytic Cracking
11
24
10
11
24
TX
US
345
11
24
10
11
24
10 Big West Oil
Salt Lake City
UT
US
030
General Equipment
11
26
10
11
27
11
26
10
11
26
10 Total Petrochem icals 10 Valero Energy
Port Arthur Port Arthur
TX
US
174
Sulfur Plant
TX
US
250
General Equipment
11
26
10
11
26
10 Shell Oil
Martinez
CA
US
145
71
11
26
10
11
26
10 Tesoro
Kapolei
HI
US
094
11
27
10
11
27
10 ConocoPhi Borger llips
TX
US
146
09
22
10
11
23
10 ConocoPhi Linden llips
NJ
US
238
1 1 1 1 8
10 10 10 *11
15 15 15 *17
10 10 10 *10
11 11 11 11 11
20 22 22 24 17
10 Marathon Oil 10 Husky Energy 10 Husky Energy 10 Holly
Detroit Lima Lima
MI OH OH UT
US US US US Taiwan
102 162 162 030 270
General outage, turnaround, or closure Fluid Catalytic Cracking Coking General outage, turnaround, or closure Crude Distillation
Woods Cross 10 CPC Corp. Kaohsiun g
10
08
10
11
13
10
25
10
11
19
10 Showa Yokkaichi Shell Sekiyu 10 Reliance Jamnagar Industries 10 Sinopec Gaoqiao
Japan
193
Crude Distillation
India
660
Crude Distillation
11
20
10
12
*-
China
230
Crude Distillation
11
20
10
12
*-
10 Sinopec
Gaoqiao
China
230
Coking
71
11
20
10
12
*-
10 Sinopec
Gaoqiao
China
230
Hydrocracking
09
11
10
11
19
10 ExxonMobi Sarpom l
Trecate Italy
230
Crude Distillation
10
15
10
11
14
10 Abu Dhabi Ruwais National Oil *- Abu Dhabi Ruwais National Oil 11 MOL Szzhalo mbatta Szzhalo mbatta Bratislava
Abu Dhabi UAE
350
Vapor Recovery/Gas Plant
01
15
11
*-
*-
Abu Dhabi UAE
350
Vapor Recovery/Gas Plant
*-
*-
11
*-
*-
Hungary
161
General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure Fluid Catalytic Cracking
5 5
**-
**-
11 11
**-
**-
11 MOL 11 Slovnaft
Hungary Slovakia
161 115
*-
*-
11
*-
*-
11 INA
Rijeka
Croatia
090
*-
*-
11
*-
*-
*- INA
Sisak
Croatia
080
11
02
10
11
18
10 Citgo Lemont Petroleum
IL
US
159
11
12
10
*-
*-
*- Sunoco
Philadelp hia
PA
US
330
Hydrotreating
71
11
12
10
11
12
10 Motiva Port Enterprise Arthur s 10 Chevron Pascagou la
TX
US
285
11
13
10
11
13
MS
US
330
General outage, turnaround, or closure Fluid Catalytic Cracking
11
15
10
11
19
10 Alon USA Big Energy Spring
TX
US
070
11
15
10
11
15
10 Valero Energy 10 Imperial Oil
Corpus Christi Sarnia
TX
US
205
General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure
11
15
10
11
15
ON
Canada
121
11
09
10
11
16
10 Coffeyville Coffeyvill Resources e
KS
US
114
11
16
10
11
16
11
16
10
11
16
10 Motiva Convent Enterprise s 10 BP Texas City 10 US Oil & Refining *- Shell Oil Tacoma
LA
US
227
General outage, turnaround, or closure General Equipment
TX
US
451
11
17
10
11
17
WA
US
039
Sulfur Plant
11
17
10
*-
*-
Anacorte s
WA
US
149
11
18
10
11
19
10 Chevron
Richmon d Woods Cross
CA
US
243
Hydrotreating
11
04
09
11
15
10 Silver Eagle Refining
UT
US
013
Crude Distillation
10
15
10
11
*-
10 Chevron
Richmon d
CA
US
243
71
1 3
10 10
15 *-
10 10
11 10
**-
10 Chevron
Richmon d 10 Petrobras Cubatao
CA
US Brazil
243 170
Alkylation General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure
11
25
10
12
21
10 BP
Carson
CA
US
252
10
*-
10
11
17
10 Petrobras Revap
09
22
10
11
11
Sao Jose Brazil dos Campos 10 Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi Japan
241
Visbreaking/Thermal Cracking Crude Distillation
147
10
15
10
11
*-
10 Kuwait Mina AlNational Ahmadi Petroleum
Kuwait
466
Hydrotreating
*-
*-
11
*-
*-
11 Saras
Sarroch
Sardinia Italy
300
Hydrotreating
*-
*-
11
*-
*-
11 Saras
Sarroch
Sardinia Italy
300
Alkylation
*-
*-
11
*-
*-
11 Saras
Sarroch
Sardinia Italy
300
Hydrocracking
*-
*-
11
*-
*-
11 Saras
Sarroch
Sardinia Italy
300
Visbreaking/Thermal Cracking
*-
*-
11
*-
*-
11 Saras
Sarroch
Sardinia Italy
300
Crude Distillation
*-
*-
11
*-
*-
11 Saras
Sarroch
Sardinia Italy
300
Crude Distillation
71
*-
*-
11
*-
*-
11 Saras
Sarroch
Sardinia Italy
300
Catalytic Reforming
11
05
10
11
05
10 Motiva Port Enterprise Arthur s
TX
US
285
1 1
11 11
06 06
10 10
11 11
07 06
10 ConocoPhi Borger llips 10 ExxonMobi Beaumon l t
TX TX
US US
146 345
11
08
10
*-
*-
*- Shell Oil
Martinez
CA
US
145
11
09
10
11
09
KS
US
114
11
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
11
11
10 Motiva Norco Enterprise s 10 Citgo Corpus Petroleum Christi
LA
US
220
General Equipment
TX
US
157
Aromatics Production/Recovery
11
10
10
11
10
10 Tesoro
Martinez
CA
US
161
11
11
10
11
11
10 BP
Texas City
TX
US
451
Hydrotreating
11
12
10
11
12
IL
US
238
11
12
10
11
12
10 Valero Energy
McKee (Sunray)
TX
US
167
Waste Water Treatment
71
1 1
*08
**-
*10
11 11
12 11
10 Imperial Sarnia Oil 10 ExxonMobi Baytown l
ON TX
Canada US
121 576
Utilities Production Crude Distillation
08
*-
10
11
11
10 ExxonMobi Baytown l
TX
US
576
Hydrotreating
08
*-
10
11
11
TX
US
576
Hydrotreating
08
*-
10
11
11
TX
US
576
Hydrotreating
08
*-
10
11
11
TX
US
576
Solvent Extraction and Deasphalting
09
29
10
11
13
10 Irving Oil
St. John
NB
Canada
250
Crude Distillation
09
29
10
11
13
10 Irving Oil
St. John
NB
Canada
250
Catalytic Reforming
71
09
29
10
11
13
10 Irving Oil
St. John
NB
Canada
250
09
29
10
11
13
10 Irving Oil
St. John
NB
Canada
250
Sulfur plant
10
01
10
11
09
10 National McPherso Cooperativ n e Refining 10 ExxonMobi Joliet l
KS
US
083
10
17
10
11
11
IL
US
238
1 8
11 10
15 *-
10 10
11 11
26 *-
10 BP 10 Sinopec
Carson
CA
US
252 270
Maoming Guangdo China ng
10
*-
10
11
*-
10 Sinopec
Maoming Guangdo China ng
270
Coking
8 8 8 8 8 8 4
11 03 05 07 05 06 11
03 *05 15 *15 01
10 11 11 11 11 11 10
12 04 06 08 *07 *-
**05 25 *25 *-
10 CNOOC Huizhou 11 Hyundai Daesan Oil 11 SK Energy Ulsan 11 SK Energy Ulsan *- S-Oil Onsan
11 SK Energy Inchon *- Total Antwerp
China South Korea South Korea South Korea South Korea South Korea Belgium
240 310 817 817 520 270 357
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Crude Distillation Crude Distillation Crude Distillation Crude Distillation Crude Distillation Visbreaking/Thermal Cracking
71
11
04
10
11
20
10 Total
Vlissinge n
Netherlan ds
147
Hydrocracking
4 1
11 04
04 02
10 10
11 10
19 04
10 Total 10 Shell Oil
Donges Anacorte s
WA
France US
230 149
10
05
10
10
29
10 PDVSA
Amuay
Venezuel a
640
10
27
10
11
02
10 ConocoPhi Rodeo llips
CA
US
120
10
26
10
*-
*-
*- ConocoPhi Linden llips
NJ
US
238
11
02
10
11
02
NJ
US
238
10
28
10
11
01
10 Shell Canada
Sarnia
ON
Canada
071
10
30
10
10
30
10 Valero Energy
Three Rivers
TX
US
096
Hydrotreating
11
01
10
11
01
10 Murphy Oil Superior
WI
US
033
11
01
10
11
01
11 Valero Energy
Wilmingt on
CA
US
080
General Equipment
71
11
02
10
11
02
TX
US
576
1 1
11 11
03 03
10 10
11 11
03 03
11
03
10
11
03
10 ConocoPhi llips 10 Motiva Enterprise s 10 ConocoPhi llips 11 Delek Refining 10 Tesoro
Wood River Norco
IL LA
US US
306 220
General Equipment General Equipment
Borger
TX
US
146
11
02
11
11
03
Tyler
TX
US
060
Sulfur Plant
11
04
10
11
04
Wilmingt on
CA
US
100
Hydrocracking
11
04
10
*-
*-
*- Alon USA Paramou Energy nt
CA
US
088
09
07
10
11
06
LA
US
247
1 1
10 *-
04 *-
10 *-
11 10
01 31
10 Suncor
Montral
QB TX
Canada US
130 285
10 Motiva Port Enterprise Arthur s
*-
*-
*-
10
31
10 ConocoPhi Wilmingt llips on
CA
US
139
71
11
01
10
11
15
10 ConocoPhi Wilmingt llips on
CA
US
139
Alkylation
2 1
11 11
02 05
10 10
**-
**-
*- Shell Canada *- Tesoro
Scotford Martinez
AB CA
Canada US
100 161
1 1 1 1 6 3
11 11 01 *10 09
05 30 15 *23 07
10 10 11 11 10 10
11 12 **10 *-
12 ***25 *-
10 BP 10 Holly *- Western Refining *- Western Refining 10 Saudi Aramco 11 Pemex
Carson Tulsa El Paso Gallup Rabigh Cadereyt a
CA OK TX NM
US US US US Saudi Arabia Mexico
252 125 125 023 400 275
General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure Hydrotreating
10
22
10
10
22
IL
US
238
1 1
10 10
24 24
10 10
10 10
24 24
10 BP 10 Delek Refining
Whiting Tyler
IN TX
US US
385 060
Sulfur Plant Fluid Catalytic Cracking
10
24
10
10
24
10 Delek Refining
Tyler
TX
US
060
Alkylation
10
25
10
10
25
10 Citgo Lemont Petroleum
IL
US
159
71
10
27
10
10
27
10 Citgo Lemont Petroleum 10 ConocoPhi Westlake llips 10 ConocoPhi Linden llips
IL
US
159
General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure
10
25
10
10
25
LA
US
239
10
26
10
10
27
NJ
US
238
1 1
10 10
26 26
10 10
10 11
26 02
10 Alon USA Energy 10 Valero Energy
Krotz Springs Port Arthur
LA TX
US US
083 250
General outage, turnaround, or closure Isomerization
10
22
10
10
27
CA
US
120
1 1 1 1
10 10 10 10
28 28 28 28
10 10 10 10
10 10 10 10
28 28 28 28
10 ConocoPhi llips 10 ExxonMobi l 10 Husky Energy 10 ExxonMobi l
Wood River Baton Rouge Lima Baytown
IL LA OH TX
US US US US
306 505 162 576
General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure Hydrocracking
71
10
28
10
10
28
10 Shell Canada
Scotford
AB
Canada
100
10
29
10
10
29
KS
US
114
2 1
09 10
11 04
10 10
10 10
27 29
10 Suncor
Sarnia
ON TX
Canada US
085 279
10 Flint Hills Corpus Resources Christi 10 Suncor 10 Marathon Oil 10 Valero Energy Edmonto n Robinson Corpus Christi
General outage, turnaround, or closure Hydrocracking
1 1 1
10 10 10
12 16 27
10 10 10
10 10 10
23 23 27
AB IL TX
Canada US US
135 204 205
General outage, turnaround, or closure Crude Distillation Crude Distillation
1 1 1 1 1 1
01 01 01 01 03 08
*****25
11 11 11 11 11 10
***02 *10
*****16
*- LyondellB asell *- Valero Energy *- Valero Energy 11 Valero Energy *- Valero Energy 10 ExxonMobi l 10 Idemitsu Kosan 10 CEPSA 10 JX Holdings
Houston Port Arthur Port Arthur Benicia McKee (Sunray) Baytown
TX TX TX CA TX TX
US US US US US US
268 250 250 140 167 576
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Crude Distillation Coking General outage, turnaround, or closure Hydrocracking Hydrotreating
8 4 8
09 10 10
21 03 12
10 10 10
10 10 10
21 18 19
Tokuyam a Cadiz Muroran
Japan Spain Japan
120 240 180
Crude Distillation Crude Distillation Catalytic Reforming
10
12
10
10
19
10 JX Holdings
Muroran
Japan
180
Hydrotreating
71
10
21
10
11
21
10 Idemitsu Kosan
Chita
Aichi
Japan
152
08
*-
10
10
16
10 Cosmo Oil Sakai
Japan
076
Coking
08
*-
10
10
16
10 Cosmo Oil Sakai
Japan
076
Hydrotreating
08
*-
10
10
16
10 Cosmo Oil Sakai
Japan
076
Hydrotreating
10
25
10
11
*-
10 Reliance Jamnagar Industries 11 11 Eni Khartoum Gela
India
660
Coking
7 4
02 03
**-
11 11
*04
**-
Sudan Ragusa Italy
050 105
08
31
11
09
*-
11 BP
Lingen
Germany
086
10
*-
11
*-
*-
11 BP
Gelsenkir chen
Germany
264
10
16
10
10
18
10 Petrotrin
Pointe-aPierre KS
10
19
10
*-
*-
Trinidad and Tobago US
168
114
71
10
19
10
10
20
10 Valero Energy
Corpus Christi
TX
US
205
Isomerization
10
19
10
10
19
10 Valero Energy
Wilmingt on
CA
US
080
General Equipment
10
20
10
10
20
10 ExxonMobi Baytown l 10 ExxonMobi Joliet l 10 ExxonMobi Baytown l
TX
US
576
General Equipment
1 1
10 10
21 21
10 10
10 *-
21 *-
IL TX
US US
238 576
11
*-
10
*-
*-
*- ConocoPhi Belle llips Chasse *- Marathon Oil 10 Husky Energy 10 Husky Energy 10 Motiva Enterprise s Detroit Lima Lima Port Arthur
LA
US
247
Alkylation
1 1 1 1
10 10 10 10
15 15 15 18
10 10 10 10
*11 11 10
*25 25 18
MI OH OH TX
US US US US
102 162 162 285
General outage, turnaround, or closure Coking Fluid Catalytic Cracking Sulfur Plant
1 1
**-
**-
10 10
10 10
18 22
10 ConocoPhi Sweeny llips 10 BP Texas City
TX TX
US US
247 451
Sulfur plant Hydrotreating
10
22
10
11
08
10 BP
Carson
CA
US
252
71
09
30
10
10
14
10 Tesoro
Martinez
CA
US
161
1 1
10 10
04 05
10 10
10 10
04 14
10 Shell Oil
Martinez
CA IL
US US
145 238
10
09
10
10
09
10 Tesoro
Martinez
CA
US
161
General Equipment
10
06
10
10
10
10 Chalmette Chalmett Refining e
LA
US
193
General Equipment
10
06
10
10
16
10 Hovensa
St. Croix
Virgin US Islands
500
10
08
10
10
08
TX
US
279
General Equipment
71
10
09
10
10
09
10 Sinclair Oil Sinclair
WY
US
066
Sulfur Plant
10
09
10
10
09
10 Sinclair Oil Sinclair
WY
US
066
Sulfur Plant
10
12
10
10
12
10 Valero Energy
Three Rivers
TX
US
096
Sulfur Plant
10
14
10
10
*-
NJ
US
238
General Equipment
10
14
10
10
*-
KS
US
114
10
14
10
10
*-
10 ExxonMobi Baton l Rouge 10 Delek Refining 10 Motiva Enterprise s 10 Imperial Oil 10 BP 10 Tesoro 10 Husky Energy Tyler
LA
US
505
10
14
10
10
14
TX
US
060
10
09
10
*-
*-
Convent
LA
US
227
Sulfur Plant
2 1 1 1
10 10 10 10
12 13 14 16
10 10 10 10
10 10 10 10
25 20 15 17
Edmonto n Carson Wilmingt on Lima
AB CA CA OH
Canada US US US
187 252 100 162
General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure General outage, turnaround, or closure Utilities Production
71
08
*-
10
10
07
10 Petroecua Esmerald dor as 10 Kashima Kashima Oil 10 JX Negishi Holdings *- Cosmo Oil Sakai 10 JX Holdings 10 JX Holdings *- ConocoPhi llips Negishi Mizushim a Westlake
Ecuador
110
Crude Distillation
8 8 8 8 8 1
09 09 10 09 10 10
27 27 05 19 04 02
10 10 10 10 10 10
09 10 *10 11 *-
29 05 *15 02 *-
Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan LA US
210 340 076 340 250 239
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Fluid Catalytic Cracking Fluid Catalytic Cracking Crude Distillation Crude Distillation General outage, turnaround, or closure
10
02
10
10
02
10 ConocoPhi Sweeny llips
TX
US
247
General Equipment
10
04
10
10
05
10 Chevron
Salt Lake City
UT
US
045
Sulfur Plant
1 1
10 10
05 06
10 10
10 10
05 06
10 ConocoPhi Borger llips 10 BP Toledo
TX OH
US US
146 152
Coking General outage, turnaround, or closure H2 Production/Purification/Rec overy General outage, turnaround, or closure General Equipment
10
06
10
10
06
CA
US
120
1 1
10 10
07 08
10 10
10 *-
07 *-
10 Deer Park Deer Park Refining 10 Valero Norco Energy
TX LA
US US
327 310
10
02
10
10
04
10 BP
Texas City
TX
US
451
Catalytic Reforming
10
04
10
*-
*-
*- Shell Canada
Montral
QB
Canada
121
71
07
25
10
10
14
10 Formosa Mailiao Petrochem ical
Taiwan
540
Crude Distillation
8 8 8 8 8 8
10 10 11 12 11 12
05 09 01 ***-
10 10 10 10 10 10
10 11 12 *11 01
12 11 06 ***-
10 Cosmo Oil Sakai 10 CPC Corp. Talin 10 CPC Corp. Taoyuan *- CPC Corp. Taoyuan 10 Sinopec 11 Sinopec
Japan Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan
076 300 200 200 270 080
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Crude Distillation Hydrotreating Crude Distillation Coking Fluid Catalytic Cracking
Maoming Guangdo China ng Jiujiang Jiangxi China
03
*-
11
06
*-
11 Caltex
Kurnell
Australia
106
10
07
10
10
13
10 Engen Durban Petroleum
South Africa
119
*-
*-
11
*-
*-
11 Royal Dutch Shell
Pernis, Rotterda m
Netherlan ds
406
09
*-
10
10
*-
10 Royal Dutch Shell
Pernis, Rotterda m
Netherlan ds
406
71
11
04
09
02
17
10 Silver Eagle Refining
Woods Cross
UT
US
013
Crude Distillation
10
01
10
11
15
10 Indeni Oil Ndola
Zambia
024
8 8
08 03
27 *-
09 11
09 04
28 *-
09 Cosmo Oil Sakai 11 West Dalian Pacific Petrochem icals
Japan China
076 160
Crude Distillation General outage, turnaround, or closure
09
13
10
*-
*-
*- Chevron
Pascagou la
MS
US
330
Hydrocracking
1 1
09 09
24 25
10 10
09 *-
25 *-
10 Alon USA Big Energy Spring 10 Sunoco Philadelp hia
TX PA
US US
070 330
09
27
10
*-
*-
10 Valero Energy 10 Valero Energy
Texas City Port Arthur
TX
US
225
General Equipment
09
27
10
*-
*-
TX
US
250
General Equipment
09
27
10
09
27
10 Valero Energy
Benicia
CA
US
140
71
09
27
10
09
27
CA
US
150
09
28
10
09
29
10 Murphy Oil Meraux
LA
US
125
09
29
10
09
29
10 Flint Hills Corpus Resources Christi 10 BP Texas City
TX
US
279
09
30
10
09
30
TX
US
451
General Equipment
*-
*-
10
09
30
10 Hovensa
St. Croix
Virgin US Islands
500
09
27
10
09
27
10 BP
Texas City Carson
TX
US
451
Crude Distillation
09
28
10
10
04
10 BP
CA
US
252
2 2 2 2 1
09 09 09 09 09
29 29 29 29 30
10 10 10 10 10
11 11 11 11 10
03 03 03 03 05
10 10 10 10 10
Irving Oil Irving Oil Irving Oil Irving Oil Shell Oil
St. John St. John St. John St. John Martinez
NB NB NB NB CA
Canada Canada Canada Canada US
250 250 250 250 145
Crude Distillation Catalytic Reforming Fluid Catalytic Cracking Sulfur plant Fluid Catalytic Cracking
10
01
10
10
01
TX
US
279
Crude Distillation
71
10
01
10
10
01
TX
US
279
Hydrotreating
10
01
10
10
01
TX
US
279
Hydrotreating
10
01
10
10
01
TX
US
279
Aromatics Production/Recovery
10
01
10
10
01
TX
US
279
Isomerization
71
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dle East, (7) Africa, (8) Asia-Pacific Unit / plant Unit size, Production Additional details Planned/ Date of last K b/d impact, K unplanned update b/d N.A. N.A. An FCCU will be closed for p 27-Dec-10 around 40 days of planned work in early Jan. 2011. Another FCCU will be shut for maintenance in 2012. 024.0 024.0 A four-week turnaround that p 27-Dec-10 commenced at the end of Nov. is expected to be completed at the end of Dec. N.A. N.A. *Several units, including an p 27-Dec-10 HCU and a reformer, will undergo planned maintenance this autumn, according to sources close to the refinery. N.A. N.A. *Several units, including an p 27-Dec-10 HCU and a reformer, will undergo planned maintenance this autumn, according to sources close to the refinery. N.A. N.A. *The No. 2B CDU was u 27-Dec-10 restarted as of Nov. 22, and an FCCU, the No. 3 CDU, and secondary units are expected to be back online by mid-Dec. The entire refinery was knocked offline by a power outage. N.A. N.A. *The No. 2B CDU was u 27-Dec-10 restarted as of Nov. 22, and an FCCU, the No. 3 CDU, and secondary units are expected to be back online by mid-Dec. The entire refinery was knocked offline by a power outage.
FCCU
FCCU
HCU
Reformer
CDU
FCCU
71
CDU
N.A.
N.A.
FCCU
200.0
200.0
*The No. 2B CDU was restarted as of Nov. 22, and an FCCU, the No. 3 CDU, and secondary units are expected to be back online by mid-Dec. The entire refinery was knocked offline by a power outage. N.A.
27-Dec-10
27-Dec-10
FCCU Maintenance
035.5 N.A.
N.A. N.A.
N.A. Maintenance on an unspecified process unit slightly impacted production. *The refinery was temporarily halted by a power outage on Dec. 7. The No. 6, 75K-b/d CDU, which was shut down by the power failure, was restarted on Dec. 13, while the No. 5, 50K-b/d CDU and other primary refining units were restarted on Dec. 18. *The refinery was temporarily halted by a power outage on Dec. 7. The No. 6, 75K-b/d CDU, which was shut down by the power failure, was restarted on Dec. 13, while the No. 5, 50K-b/d CDU and other primary refining units were restarted on Dec. 18. The FCCU, which was taken down on Dec. 7 for a repair, was expected to be restarted earlier in the month; however, Valero reported on Dec. 20 that the FCCU will remain shut until after a refinery turnaround is completed. The maintenance is slated to start in Jan. 2011 and span 36 days.
u p
27-Dec-10 27-Dec-10
CDU
075.0
147.0
27-Dec-10
CDU
050.0
147.0
27-Dec-10
FCCU
N.A.
N.A.
27-Dec-10
71
SRU
N.A.
N.A.
HTU
045.0
045.0
FCCU VGO unit
031.0 100.0
031.0 100.0
Excess emissions occurred at the SCOT-4 SRU tail gas incinerator, due to a failed flame scanner at the unit's inline heater. Production was not affected. Emissions also occurred when the unit was restarted on Dec. 19. An explosion at a heavy oil upgrader hit a 45K-b/d HTU, killing one worker and injuring six others. The unit continued to operate, despite the impact, although rates at the related vacuum residue desulfurizing unit were lowered. Korean media reported that a gas leak during maintenance was the cause of the explosion, but the company did not confirm this report. The unit was shut for repairs. N.A.
27-Dec-10
27-Dec-10
u p
27-Dec-10 27-Dec-10
Fire
N.A.
N.A.
A fire occurred, due to a leak. Four workers were injured in the blaze, which was later extinguished. The incident did not impact production. The refinery was closed on or around Dec. 22, due to sabotage on Dec. 6 at a pipeline supplying crude to the plant. The refinery was closed on or around Dec. 22, due to sabotage on Dec. 6 at a pipeline supplying crude to the plant. Sulfur dioxide releases occurred at the refinery as a result of maintenance activity. A wet gas compressor tripped offline. The incident led to the release of sulfur dioxide.
27-Dec-10
Pipeline
N.A.
N.A.
27-Dec-10
Pipeline
N.A.
N.A.
27-Dec-10
Flare
N.A.
N.A.
27-Dec-10
WGC
N.A.
N.A.
27-Dec-10
71
Fire
N.A.
N.A.
A small fire and a unit upset occurred late in the day. The blaze was quickly contained, with no impact to production. An FCCU and an alkylation unit were knocked offline, but the units were restarted and returned to normal operations later in the day. An FCCU and an alkylation unit were knocked offline, but the units were restarted and returned to normal operations later in the day. A unit upset and fire led to flaring of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide. Emissions were released from the SRU and a SCOT unit, due to a faulty solenoid valve. The glitch forced the closure of the process air valves. An explosion and fire at a tanker truck parked on refinery grounds threatened nearby tanks, but firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze before it spread to the tanks. Damage to the rest of the refinery was said to be minimal. Sulfur dioxide was released from a flare, due to an electrical malfunction. Power was restored, and affected units were restarted shortly thereafter. A propane leak on a gas cracker line was expected to be repaired on Dec. 23. A hydrocracker at the east plant was closed for repairs, leading to emissions. The unit has been closed several times in the past week for repairs on an exchanger and piping. N.A.
27-Dec-10
FCCU
N.A.
N.A.
27-Dec-10
Alkylation unit
N.A.
N.A.
27-Dec-10
Fire
N.A.
N.A.
27-Dec-10
Valve
N.A.
N.A.
27-Dec-10
Fire
N.A.
N.A.
27-Dec-10
Flare
N.A.
N.A.
27-Dec-10
Pipeline
N.A.
N.A.
27-Dec-10
HCU
N.A.
N.A.
27-Dec-10
Maintenance
N.A.
N.A.
27-Dec-10
71
CDU
150.0
150.0
The No. 4 CDU was restarted following a shutdown due to a minor leak. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. The refinery, which was taken offline for an unplanned shutdown on Oct. 30, was expected to restart late in the week to Dec. 18 or in the following week. A leak in the plant's cooling system resulted in damage to several units, including the coker. The Unipetrol-owned refinery suffered a small fire that damaged a hydrocracker. Two weeks of flaring could occur while repairs are made to a hydrogen unit. The entire refinery was knocked offline by a technical glitch. *Processing units, including a reformer and a hydrogen plant, were down for maintenance. *Processing units, including a reformer and a hydrogen plant, were down for maintenance. N.A. The southern part of the refinery will be shut for planned work in 1Q 2011.
20-Dec-10
CDU FCCU CDU CDU Outage
086.0 025.5 240.0 165.0 N.A.
086.0 025.5 240.0 165.0 116.0
p p p p u
20-Dec-10 20-Dec-10 20-Dec-10 20-Dec-10 20-Dec-10
HCU
N.A.
N.A.
20-Dec-10
Hydrogen unit
N.A.
N.A.
20-Dec-10
Outage
N.A.
094.0
20-Dec-10
Reformer
N.A.
N.A.
20-Dec-10
Hydrogen unit
N.A.
N.A.
20-Dec-10
Maintenance Maintenance
N.A. N.A.
119.0 N.A.
p p
20-Dec-10 20-Dec-10
71
Fire
N.A.
N.A.
Power was fully restored over the weekend of Dec. 11-12, following a small fire at an electrical switching station on Dec. 9 that resulted in flaring and power outages in some areas of the refinery. The plant is expected to be back at planned rates by Dec. 14. Unplanned flaring was reported. H2S was released during a brief equipment failure. An outage at a wet gas compressor caused flaring. An equipment failure resulted in an emergency flare and the release of sulfur dioxide. A process unit overpressurized, leading to the release of "sour hydrocarbons." A flash fire erupted at the west plant. An operational upset resulted in the release of sulfur dioxide. The planned shutdown of an FCCU for compressor repairs was expected to require flaring. Emissions occurred during maintenance at an ESP boiler. The unit was shut for maintenance on an exchanger. The refiner warned of planned flaring. N.A. *The refiner postponed planned maintenance on a CDU and a coker from Dec. 2010 to March 2011, due to a delay in materials delivery and high diesel demand.
20-Dec-10
Outage Outage Compressor Outage
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
u u u u
20-Dec-10 20-Dec-10 20-Dec-10 20-Dec-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
20-Dec-10
Fire
N.A.
N.A.
20-Dec-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
20-Dec-10
FCCU
N.A.
N.A.
20-Dec-10
Boiler
N.A.
N.A.
20-Dec-10
HCU
N.A.
N.A.
20-Dec-10
Flare Maintenance CDU
N.A. N.A. 050.0
N.A. N.A. N.A.
p p p
20-Dec-10 20-Dec-10 13-Dec-10
71
Coker
028.0
N.A.
CDU
045.0
N.A.
FCCU
070.0
N.A.
*The refiner postponed planned maintenance on a CDU and a coker from Dec. 2010 to March 2011, due to a delay in materials delivery and high diesel demand. The older, 45K-b/d CDU will be stopped for planned work in Jan. 2011. The work was delayed from 2Q 2010, as a new, 65K-b/d CDU commenced production in June. The unit was shut down to repair a wet gas compressor. Heavy rains on Dec. 2 caused a power outage and forced the refinery to close, but the plant was operating at 70% of capacity as of Dec. 7. An equipment failure on a pump caused a benzene release. XOM reported emissions of benzene and hydrogen sulfide due to an equipment failure. The refinery experienced instrumentation problems. Sulfur dioxide escaped from a flare due to cold weather. Citgo halted the flaring and performed a partial shutdown involving an HTU. A compressor tripped offline, causing a benzene release. A power outage occurred. Flaring occurred from a PSV on a tank. The refiner adjusted operations to decrease pressure in the tank.
13-Dec-10
13-Dec-10
13-Dec-10
Electrical
N.A.
N.A.
13-Dec-10
Pump
N.A.
N.A.
13-Dec-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
13-Dec-10
Outage HTU
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
u u
13-Dec-10 13-Dec-10
Compressor Electrical Tank
N.A. N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A. N.A.
u u u
13-Dec-10 13-Dec-10 13-Dec-10
71
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
Pipeline
N.A.
N.A.
Outage Sulfur plant
N.A. N.A.
110.0 N.A.
An upset in a process unit caused flaring and forced Tesoro to depressurize the unit, but was not expected to prevent the refinery from meeting supply commitments. Nitric oxide was released from the ammonia system on the C train. An emissions release occurred due to unknown causes. An unidentified unit was closed to repair a leaking pipe. N.A. Two sulfur plants tripped offline, resulting in flaring. Ethylene and nitrogen oxide were released from a flare, due to a failure at an electrical breaker, which led to the shutdown of a coker wet gas compressor. N.A. N.A. An Ultracracker and a catalytic feed hydrotreater resumed operations on Dec. 8. Flaring was expected to occur during the restarts and last until Dec. 12. An Ultracracker and a catalytic feed hydrotreater resumed operations on Dec. 8. Flaring was expected to occur during the restarts and last until Dec. 12. The No. 6 CDU was restarted following several days of minor repair work. The unit and related facilities will be shut in late Feb. 2011 for scheduled maintenance.
13-Dec-10
13-Dec-10
13-Dec-10
13-Dec-10
u u
13-Dec-10 13-Dec-10
Compressor
N.A.
N.A.
13-Dec-10
FCCU Maintenance Ultracracker
N.A. N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A. N.A.
p p p
13-Dec-10 13-Dec-10 13-Dec-10
HTU
N.A.
N.A.
13-Dec-10
CDU
075.0
075.0
6-Dec-10
CDU
100.0
N.A.
6-Dec-10
71
Fire
N.A.
012.0
A fire broke out at a distillation plant; the blaze was extinguished shortly thereafter. The fire was the third to occur at the refinery in the space of a year; in Dec. 2009, two tank fires broke out within five days of one another. An investigation into the most recent incident has been launched. An accident occurred at a bitumen tank, which must be cooled, emptied, and repaired. Refinery production was not impacted by the incident. Some production units were temporarily shut down. The unit will be closed for about 45 days of maintenance, according to a trade source. The refinery will be shut for maintenance from late April 2011 to the end of May. The closure will significantly impact the production and supply of naphtha. *Rates at the FCCU were cut to 60% of capacity on Nov. 23 as the restart of the alkylation unit was delayed by around two weeks, to the end of Nov. Maintenance on the units began in Aug.; the FCCU was restarted in Oct. and is expected to return to full rates over the weekend of Dec. 4-5. *Rates at the FCCU were cut to 60% of capacity on Nov. 23 as the restart of the alkylation unit was delayed by around two weeks, to the end of Nov. Maintenance on the units began in Aug.; the FCCU was restarted in Oct.
6-Dec-10
Tank
N.A.
N.A.
6-Dec-10
Maintenance CDU
N.A. 150.0
N.A. 150.0
p p
6-Dec-10 6-Dec-10
Maintenance
N.A.
N.A.
6-Dec-10
FCCU
102.0
061.0
6-Dec-10
Alkylation unit
N.A.
N.A.
6-Dec-10
71
Electrical
N.A.
N.A.
A power outage occurred as a result of a glitch at a thirdparty electricity provider. The incident forced the temporary closure of some units. One of the units suffered an additional upset during a restart attempt. Flaring and steam venting occurred. SRU No. 3 tripped, leading to the release of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide. An equipment failure and unit malfunction resulted in the release of benzene. A malfunction resulted in the release of sulfur dioxide. Unplanned emissions at the unit were reported. N.A. Butamer unit No. 36 in the west plant was closed to repair a leak at the boiler feed water system. An electrical problem forced the temporary closure of the plant. N.A. A leaking valve at the coker gas plant resulted in flaring. The refiner isolated a failure at one of the plant's fuel gas treating units. The unit is being restored to normal rates, and all customer needs are being met. Emissions occurred after a leak was located on a line between the process units and a pump. The leak was isolated and workers blocked the line to stop the flaring. A hydrogen unit was briefly knocked offline, due to an electrical mishap.
6-Dec-10
Outage SRU
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
u u
6-Dec-10 6-Dec-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
6-Dec-10
Outage FCCU FCCU Butamer unit
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
u u u u
6-Dec-10 6-Dec-10 6-Dec-10 6-Dec-10
Electrical
N.A.
640.0
6-Dec-10
FCCU Valve Fuel gas treater
N.A. N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A. N.A.
u u u
6-Dec-10 6-Dec-10 6-Dec-10
Pipeline
N.A.
N.A.
6-Dec-10
Hydrogen unit
N.A.
N.A.
6-Dec-10
71
FCCU Outage
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
Boiler
N.A.
N.A.
Maintenance
N.A.
N.A.
The unit tripped, resulting in flaring. Heavy rains forced refinery processing to a minimum, but later improvement in the weather allowed processing units to resume normal operations. A boiler malfunction resulted in overpressurization of another unit and flaring. The problem was isolated, and production was minimally impacted. Several units, including one of the catalytic units, an HDS, and a viscosity reducer, were restarted from maintenance. N.A. N.A. Excess opacity occurred. The refiner said the incident was the result of a test to see if a different configuration would lower opacity overall. Maintenance and emissions associated with a high-stage compressor were reported. Sulfur dioxide was released through an incinerator during a turnaround. A planned release from the flare and heaters occurred. Minor maintenance work and planned flaring occurred. N.A. Planned maintenance at select areas of the refinery will result in expected flaring. N.A. N.A. The unit was restarted following a closure related to poor margins. N.A.
u u
6-Dec-10 6-Dec-10
6-Dec-10
6-Dec-10
Reformer Maintenance Maintenance
N.A. N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A. N.A.
p p p
6-Dec-10 6-Dec-10 6-Dec-10
Compressor
N.A.
N.A.
6-Dec-10
Maintenance
N.A.
N.A.
6-Dec-10
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
p p
6-Dec-10 6-Dec-10
RFCCU Maintenance
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
p p
6-Dec-10 6-Dec-10
HTU HCU CDU
N.A. N.A. 160.0
N.A. N.A. 160.0
p p u
6-Dec-10 6-Dec-10 29-Nov-10
CDU
140.0
140.0
29-Nov-10
71
Pump Outage
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
A pumping unit was repaired. The refiner reported a problem with an unspecified secondary that is expected to reduce middle distillate exports. The CDU will be permanently closed by Sept. 2011, as a result of weak domestic demand. N.A.
u u
29-Nov-10 29-Nov-10
CDU
120.0
120.0
29-Nov-10
CDU
005.0
005.0
29-Nov-10
Maintenance
N.A.
260.0
CDU
140.0
140.0
Pipeline
N.A.
N.A.
The plant will be closed for scheduled maintenance in mid-2011. The unit will undergo planned work in 2013. Fuji decided to skip maintenance on the unit in 2011. The plant was forced to shut down after militant sabotage damaged the Warri-Escravos pipeline, which feeds crude to the refinery. The shutdown is not expected to impact supplies to fuel stations. The refinery was forced to shut down after militant activists blew up the WarriEscravos pipeline, which feeds crude to the plant. The shutdown is not expected to impact supplies to fuel stations. Shell has delayed the planned restart of an FCCU that was closed for maintenance in Sept., the company reported on Nov. 26. The unit was repaired after being knocked offline by a power outage. A process upset may have resulted in an H2S release the following day.
29-Nov-10
29-Nov-10
29-Nov-10
Pipeline
N.A.
N.A.
29-Nov-10
FCCU
N.A.
N.A.
29-Nov-10
FCCU
070.0
N.A.
29-Nov-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
29-Nov-10
71
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
Electrical
N.A.
N.A.
Outage Maintenance FCCU
N.A. N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A. N.A.
Fire
N.A.
N.A.
Pump
N.A.
N.A.
SRU
N.A.
N.A.
Compressor
N.A.
N.A.
A pinhole leak on a distillate line in a processing unit was discovered. The leak allowed light coker naphtha to escape. The refinery experienced a power outage on Nov. 20, due to an equipment failure at its electricity supplier, but the plant was restarted on Nov. 22. However, the refinery witnessed a small fire in an overhead line carrying diesel during the restart process on Nov. 23. The restart continued, despite the fire. Flaring of H2S occurred due to an equipment failure. Brief maintenance resulted in flaring. Operations at an FCCU were suspended after the unit tripped offline and emitted more than 500 lb (227 kg) of SO2. A small fire occurred at a processing area, but it was extinguished within half an hour, and the refinery continued to operate. Hydrogen fluoride was released due to a failure on a pump in an allocation unit. The pump was shut to contain the release. An air compressor trip forced the temporary shutdown of an SRU. Flaring from a wet gas compressor was reported after the unit, which is located at the saturated gas recovery plant, received light ends material from an unknown source. Production was not affected by the incident. Natural gas and smoke were released at the refinery.
29-Nov-10
29-Nov-10
u p u
29-Nov-10 29-Nov-10 29-Nov-10
29-Nov-10
29-Nov-10
29-Nov-10
29-Nov-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
29-Nov-10
71
Electrical
N.A.
N.A.
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
Maintenance
N.A.
N.A.
Tesoro reported an SO2 release due to a power outage. Power was quickly restored, and refinery operations were not impacted. Emissions were reported after a process upset. The emissions were routed to a control device. The refinery was restarted after longer-than-anticipated maintenance was completed. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. A fire erupted at a pipe associated with the No. 7 CDU. The incident was quickly brought under control and operations were not impacted; however, two contract workers suffered slight burns. N.A.
29-Nov-10
29-Nov-10
29-Nov-10
Maintenance FCCU Coker Maintenance CDU
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 100.0
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
p p p p u
29-Nov-10 29-Nov-10 29-Nov-10 29-Nov-10 22-Nov-10
CDU
075.0
075.0
22-Nov-10
CDU
330.0
330.0
N.A.
22-Nov-10
CDU
160.0
160.0
Coker
N.A.
160.0
*A CDU will be taken offline for a maintenance program that will last at least 35 days. The start of the work was delayed from Nov. 8. Other units, including a coker and an HCU, will also be closed during the work. *A CDU will be taken offline for a maintenance program that will last at least 35 days. The start of the work was delayed from Nov. 8. Other units, including a coker and an HCU, will also be closed during the work.
22-Nov-10
22-Nov-10
71
HCU
N.A.
160.0
CDU
N.A.
150.0
*A CDU will be taken offline for a maintenance program that will last at least 35 days. The start of the work was delayed from Nov. 8. Other units, including a coker and an HCU, will also be closed during the work. XOM halted jet fuel output at the plant on Sept. 13 after the CDU caught fire on Sept. 11, marking the second blaze in less than two weeks. The refinery was gradually ramping up rates by Nov. 19. A condensate train and gasoline production plant were being restarted from maintenance. One of the two 140K-b/d condensate trains will be shut from mid-Jan. 2011 for planned work. Gasoline units will see planned maintenance in 2Q 2011. Diesel units will see planned maintenance in 3Q 2011. Maintenance will be carried out at gasoline and diesel units during 2Q 2011. Gasoline and diesel plants will see planned work in 2Q 2011. During 4Q 2011, gasoline and diesel units will undergo work. A brief fire knocked offline the FCCU. The unit remained offline until minor repairs were made. A worker was injured in a fire at an HDS unit. The unit, located in the Point Breeze section of the refinery, had been under turnaround for 10 days before the blaze erupted.
22-Nov-10
22-Nov-10
Condensate train
140.0
N.A.
22-Nov-10
Condensate train
140.0
N.A.
22-Nov-10
Maintenance
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
p p
22-Nov-10 22-Nov-10
Maintenance
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
Maintenance
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
FCCU
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
HDS
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
71
FCCU
N.A.
N.A.
Various blowers shut down while circulating catalyst, causing opacity at an FCCU. An equipment failure resulted in a leak in a process line. Excess opacity was caused by an upset at the electrostatic precipitator (ESP). A restart of the ESP resulted in boiler emissions from an FCCU. Flaring was caused by excess pressure at a vessel in the east plant. A small fire broke out and was extinguished. No impact to production was seen. Emissions were released during a restart of the refinery on Nov. 16. It was previously reported that repairs to the plant were being made on Nov. 9. A unit upset led to the release of sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. A sour water leak from a compressor in Power Unit 2 did not affect production. An operator error at the SRU resulted in flaring of sulfur dioxide. Erosion on the flare line resulted in the release of hydrogen sulfide. Shell is preparing to install a clamp over the line. Flaring was reported due to a compressor outage, which knocked offline an HTU. The firm prepared to restart a VDU that has been shut since a pipe explosion on Nov. 4, 2009. Several other units are still offline following the blast. N.A.
22-Nov-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
ESP
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
Fire
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
Compressor
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
SRU
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
Flare
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
HTU
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
VDU
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
FCCU
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
71
Alkylation unit Maintenance
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
N.A. Maintenance was carried out at distillation and hydrotreating units. Planned flaring is expected to occur from Nov. 25-Dec. 21. The refiner previously stated that flaring would also occur from Nov. 15-26. N.A.
p p
22-Nov-10 22-Nov-10
Flare
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
Cracker
N.A.
N.A.
22-Nov-10
CDU
050.0
050.0
Naphtha HDS
N.A.
N.A.
DSU
N.A.
N.A.
Alkylation unit
N.A.
N.A.
HCU
N.A.
N.A.
Visbreaker
N.A.
N.A.
Topping unit
N.A.
N.A.
VDU
N.A.
N.A.
The No. 5 CDU was be offline while planned work was carried out on secondary units. Two gasoline-making units that were shut for two weeks of planned work in mid-Oct. are still closed as of Nov. 10, as maintenance is taking longer than expected, the company said. *Maintenance will be performed in 1Q 2011 on two desulfurization units, an alkylation unit, and a mild hydrocracker. *Maintenance will be performed in 1Q 2011 on two desulfurization units, an alkylation unit, and a mild hydrocracker. *Maintenance will be performed in 1Q 2011 on two desulfurization units, an alkylation unit, and a mild hydrocracker. *In 2Q 2011, a visbreaker, a topping unit, and a vacuum unit will undergo planned work. *In 2Q 2011, a visbreaker, a topping unit, and a vacuum unit will undergo planned work. *In 2Q 2011, a visbreaker, a topping unit, and a vacuum unit will undergo planned work.
15-Nov-10
15-Nov-10
15-Nov-10
15-Nov-10
15-Nov-10
15-Nov-10
15-Nov-10
15-Nov-10
71
Reformer
N.A.
N.A.
Regenerator
N.A.
N.A.
In 4Q 2011, runs will be cut at a catalytic reformer during scheduled work. Emissions occurred as the FCCU regenerator was being loaded with fresh catalyst and preheated, in preparation for startup. The catalyst loading was halted, and operations were returned to normal. A processing glitch at the unit led to emissions. Emissions and an instrumentation failure were reported during a startup at the refinery. VOCs were released from a tank. An equipment failure led to the release of SO2. The company said it was working to fix the problem. Emissions associated with repairs at the plant were reported. A compressor tripped offline, resulting in the release of SO2, NOX, and VOCs. The BTX unit was brought back online one day after being shut due to a benzene leak from a suction valve on a pump. A power outage abruptly shut down the refinery. Power was restored later that day, which allowed the refinery to begin the restart process. Flaring was reported due to a frozen propane line linked to the residual hydrotreater. Emissions occured due to a slight overpressurization in a vessel. Set point pressure was raised to stop the flaring. Sodium hydroxide was released from a water treatment system into the soil.
15-Nov-10
15-Nov-10
FCCU Outage
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
u u
15-Nov-10 15-Nov-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
15-Nov-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
15-Nov-10
Compressor
N.A.
N.A.
15-Nov-10
Aromatics unit
N.A.
N.A.
15-Nov-10
Electrical
N.A.
N.A.
15-Nov-10
RHTU
N.A.
N.A.
15-Nov-10
Flare
N.A.
N.A.
15-Nov-10
Water treatment system
N.A.
N.A.
15-Nov-10
71
Boiler CDU
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
N.A. *A pipestill, a naphtha hydrotreater, a hydroformer, a hydrodesulfurization unit, and a deasphalter unit had been shut for planned work. *A pipestill, a naphtha hydrotreater, a hydroformer, a hydrodesulfurization unit, and a deasphalter unit had been shut for planned work. *A pipestill, a naphtha hydrotreater, a hydroformer, a hydrodesulfurization unit, and a deasphalter unit had been shut for planned work. *A pipestill, a naphtha hydrotreater, a hydroformer, a hydrodesulfurization unit, and a deasphalter unit had been shut for planned work. *A pipestill, a naphtha hydrotreater, a hydroformer, a hydrodesulfurization unit, and a deasphalter unit had been shut for planned work. *Six weeks of scheduled work were carried out on the No. 3 CDU, the No. 3 Rheniformer, the FCCU, and the sulfur plant. The turnaround cost $72MM, according to Irving. *Six weeks of scheduled work were carried out on the No. 3 CDU, the No. 3 Rheniformer, the FCCU, and the sulfur plant. The turnaround cost $72MM, according to Irving.
u p
15-Nov-10 15-Nov-10
HTU
N.A.
N.A.
15-Nov-10
Hydroformer
N.A.
N.A.
15-Nov-10
HDS
N.A.
N.A.
15-Nov-10
Deasphalting unit
N.A.
N.A.
15-Nov-10
CDU
N.A.
N.A.
15-Nov-10
Rheniformer
N.A.
N.A.
15-Nov-10
71
FCCU
N.A.
N.A.
*Six weeks of scheduled work were carried out on the No. 3 CDU, the No. 3 Rheniformer, the FCCU, and the sulfur plant. The turnaround cost $72MM, according to Irving. *Six weeks of scheduled work were carried out on the No. 3 CDU, the No. 3 Rheniformer, the FCCU, and the sulfur plant. The turnaround cost $72MM, according to Irving. N.A.
15-Nov-10
Sulfur plant
N.A.
N.A.
15-Nov-10
Maintenance
N.A.
083.0
15-Nov-10
Maintenance
N.A.
N.A.
Flare CDU
N.A. 050.0
N.A. 086.7
Maintenance was performed on a number of units. Production was slightly impacted. Planned flaring is expected. *The two were closed from end-Oct. for maintenance that will last about 20 days, according to industry sources. *The two were closed from end-Oct. for maintenance that will last about 20 days, according to industry sources. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. The refinery was evacuated following a gas leak at a naphtha cracker, which has been offline since the end of Sept. for maintenance.
15-Nov-10
p p
15-Nov-10 8-Nov-10
Coker
036.7
086.7
8-Nov-10
FCCU CDU CDU CDU CDU CDU Cracker
027.9 110.0 260.0 060.0 240.0 200.0 N.A.
N.A. 110.0 260.0 060.0 240.0 200.0 N.A.
p p p p p p u
8-Nov-10 8-Nov-10 8-Nov-10 8-Nov-10 8-Nov-10 8-Nov-10 8-Nov-10
71
HCU
N.A.
N.A.
FCCU Outage
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
An HCU will be ramped down from Nov. 4-8 for maintenance through Nov. 20. Work includes catalyst change, inspections, and cleaning. N.A. The refinery, which has been shut since an explosion that killed seven workers, began restarting on Oct. 4 and was partially restarted, including the CDU, as of Oct. 19, but was delayed due to a boiler problem over the weekend of Oct. 23-24. The plant is expected to reach planned rates by Nov. 13. The unit was taken offline for repairs to fix problems with the unit's air distributor and regenerator. The refinery was back to planned rates following the loss of steam and hydrogen supplies. A portion of the refinery was still being restarted following complications from a power outage. A transformer switched, forcing the refiner to reroute power to another transformer. A fire forced the closure of the refinery. The blaze, which occurred at an unspecified processing unit, was due to a failed gasket. A malfunction involving a valve at a DSU resulted in emissions. An external power failure knocked a unit offline and resulted in emissions of sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. The unit tripped offline.
8-Nov-10
p u
8-Nov-10 8-Nov-10
FCCU
104.0
N.A.
8-Nov-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
8-Nov-10
Electrical
N.A.
N.A.
8-Nov-10
Transformer
N.A.
N.A.
8-Nov-10
Fire
N.A.
071.0
8-Nov-10
DSU
N.A.
N.A.
8-Nov-10
Electrical
N.A.
N.A.
8-Nov-10
Compressor
N.A.
N.A.
8-Nov-10
71
FCCU
N.A.
N.A.
Compressor Pump
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
FCCU
N.A.
N.A.
Operations at an FCCU were briefly disrupted when oxygen from an outside provider was cut. A wet gas compressor went down. A release of ethylene occurred while pumps were being swapped. A process upset at an FCCU resulted in emissions. An isolated power blip at an SRU resulted in excess emissions of SO2. A breakdown led to flaring, Tesoro said. Trade sources said the unit involved was an HCU. Alon shut down the 40K-b/d Long Beach part of the refinery due to poor economics, trade sources said. The Paramount part of the complex remains in operation, but at reduced rates. The unit is expected to be restarted during the week to Nov. 6, according to sources close to the refinery. The unit, which went down for maintenance on or around Sept. 7, originally was expected to be restarted in the week Oct. 30. N.A. The No. 3 FCCU commenced a restart on Oct. 31. Emissions related to the restart could last through Nov. 7. *The refiner was wrapping up an overhaul at an FCCU and preparing to commence planned work at the FCCU's associated alkylation unit.
8-Nov-10
u u
8-Nov-10 8-Nov-10
8-Nov-10
SRU
N.A.
N.A.
8-Nov-10
HCU
N.A.
N.A.
8-Nov-10
Outage
N.A.
040.0
8-Nov-10
FCCU
120.0
N.A.
8-Nov-10
Maintenance FCCU
N.A. N.A.
130.0 N.A.
p p
8-Nov-10 8-Nov-10
FCCU
N.A.
N.A.
8-Nov-10
71
Alkylation unit
N.A.
N.A.
*The refiner was wrapping up an overhaul at an FCCU and preparing to commence planned work at the FCCU's associated alkylation unit. N.A. The refiner said that maintenance is occurring at conversion units. The work is resulting in lower throughput. The refiner warned of planned flaring. N.A. N.A. Planned work will be performed during 4Q 2011. A power outage forced the plant to shut down. The coker gas oil HTU, which has been shut since a deadly explosion erupted at the refiner on Sept. 7, is expected to be restarted in early 2011. Previous reports stated that the unit was restarted later Sept. An equipment failure was related to scheduled maintenance that commenced earlier. The glitch led to the release of NOX to the flare stack. An SRU process frame tripped. *Power was lost during a thunderstorm, which triggered malfunctions at an FCCU and an alkylation unit. *Power was lost during a thunderstorm, which triggered malfunctions at an FCCU and an alkylation unit. Instrumentation issues caused intermittent flaring.
8-Nov-10
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
p p
8-Nov-10 8-Nov-10
Flare Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance Electrical HTU
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 054.0
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. 400.0 054.0
p p p p u u
8-Nov-10 8-Nov-10 8-Nov-10 8-Nov-10 1-Nov-10 1-Nov-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
1-Nov-10
SRU FCCU
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
u u
1-Nov-10 1-Nov-10
Alkylation unit
N.A.
N.A.
1-Nov-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
1-Nov-10
71
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
A power outage led to equipment shutdowns and flaring. A unit upset was followed by the release of SO2 and SO3. A transformer failed on the afternoon of Oct. 26, cutting power to the undermaintenance plant. Electricity was restored the next day, and the plant was gradually powered up over the following days. The outage was expected to extend planned maintenance, delaying the restart of a CDU by about one month to late Nov. As of Oct. 29, the FCCU is still offline as the refiner assesses any damage that might have been caused by the power outage. A power outage caused flaring. A leak at a depropanizer cooler in a catalytic reformer did not impact production; the leak was quickly repaired. Emissions from the repairs are expected to continue for several days. Flaring was reported on Oct. 27; the plant was still recovering from a loss of hydrogen and steam on Oct. 22. A power blip led to flaring. An instrument failure led to flaring. An unspecified equipment failure led to acid gas flaring. A raffinate hydroconversion unit was taken offline to fix a leak. The shutdown of the unit resulted in flaring.
1-Nov-10
1-Nov-10
Electrical
N.A.
N.A.
1-Nov-10
Electrical Depropanizer
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
u u
1-Nov-10 1-Nov-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
1-Nov-10
Electrical Outage Outage Hydroconversion unit
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
u u u u
1-Nov-10 1-Nov-10 1-Nov-10 1-Nov-10
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Outage
N.A.
N.A.
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
A unit malfunction was accompanied by evacuation alarms, but the incident was quickly brought under control and production was not impacted. An equipment malfunction resulted in excess emissions.
1-Nov-10
1-Nov-10
Maintenance HCU
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
p p
1-Nov-10 1-Nov-10
Maintenance CDU CDU
N.A. N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A. Planned work on a CDU compressor was not expected to impact production. N.A. N.A. N.A. The plant will be closed for 36 days of work. N.A. Planned work on several Gofiners is expected to last for several months. The unti was shut due to weak demand. N.A. *A reformer and a naphtha desulfurizer were closed due to a gas leak in the desulfurizer. *A reformer and a naphtha desulfurizer were closed due to a gas leak in the desulfurizer.
p p p
1-Nov-10 1-Nov-10 1-Nov-10
FCCU CDU Coker Maintenance HCU Gofiner
110.0 N.A. N.A. N.A. 030.0 N.A.
N.A. N.A. N.A. 140.0 N.A. N.A.
p p p p p p
1-Nov-10 1-Nov-10 1-Nov-10 1-Nov-10 1-Nov-10 25-Oct-10
CDU CDU Reformer
120.0 N.A. 036.0
120.0 N.A. N.A.
u p u
25-Oct-10 25-Oct-10 25-Oct-10
DSU
065.0
N.A.
25-Oct-10
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Maintenance
N.A.
152.0
The refinery commenced a one-month closure, prompted by sluggish domestic demand. Maintenance will be performed during the economic closure. *The unit was restarted, along with several others, following inspections that commenced in Aug. *The unit was restarted, along with several others, following inspections that commenced in Aug. *The unit was restarted, along with several others, following inspections that commenced in Aug. The coker will be offline for about 15 days of routine maintenance from late Oct. Major maintenance will be performed in Feb. 2011. Unspecified units will be closed from March-April 2011 for planned maintenance. The plant will be closed for around six weeks of inspections and maintenance from the end of Aug. 2011, according to sources close to the refinery. The refinery will be closed for maintenance sometime during 4Q 2011, according to industry sources. N.A.
25-Oct-10
Coker
025.0
067.0
25-Oct-10
Gas oil HDS
025.0
067.0
25-Oct-10
Naphtha HDS
017.0
067.0
25-Oct-10
Coker
160.0
N.A.
25-Oct-10
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
p p
25-Oct-10 25-Oct-10
Maintenance
N.A.
N.A.
25-Oct-10
Maintenance
N.A.
264.0
25-Oct-10
Fire
N.A.
N.A.
25-Oct-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
An unspecified unit was shut down after an equipment malfunction led to the release of materials to the flare. The unit will require repairs.
25-Oct-10
71
Butamer unit
N.A.
N.A.
Compressor
N.A.
N.A.
Compressor
N.A.
N.A.
Flare CDU
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
A leak at the butamer unit in complex 6 of the west plant was reported on Oct. 19 and fixed by Oct. 20. The incident and repair work was expected to have resulted in the release of butane, propane, VOGs, isobutene, CO, and NOX. A compressor tripped offline, triggering flaring. Production was not impacted. Flaring was reported, due to a compressor trip at Booster Station 4. An equipment failure resulted in flaring. Also, a CDU (dubbed Pipestill 3) was undergoing a turnaround. Throughput at the unit has been reduced while work is performed on a booster station. Work is expected to commence in Nov. on an alkylation unit. N.A. N.A. N.A. Tail gas treating unit 2 was shut for several hours for maintenance to remove sulfur from the distribution manifold. N.A. A residual hydrotreater resumed normal operations on Oct. 22. The unit had been down for maintenance. The refiner warned of planned flaring.
25-Oct-10
25-Oct-10
25-Oct-10
u u
25-Oct-10 25-Oct-10
Alkylation unit
N.A.
N.A.
25-Oct-10
Maintenance Coker FCCU TGTU
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
p p p p
25-Oct-10 25-Oct-10 25-Oct-10 25-Oct-10
Sulfur plant RHTU
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
p p
25-Oct-10 25-Oct-10
Flare
N.A.
N.A.
25-Oct-10
71
FCCU
N.A.
N.A.
Flare HTU
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
Tank
N.A.
N.A.
An unplanned overhaul at an FCCU was extended by at least one week, trade sources noted. Tesoro originally said the unit was taken offline on Sept. 30 for around one week of work. Flaring was reported amid repairs to the flare system. A diesel HTU was knocked offline by a compressor fire on Oct. 5; repairs to the damaged HTU began on Oct. 7. The incident at the compressor led to the release of SO2 and NOX. A fire at a sludge tank injured one worker. The blaze erupted while maintenance was being performed on the tank; production was not impacted. A hydrogen sulfide leak from a pipe was repaired; the leak was said to have affected production. A worker collapsed and died while in the process of repairing the leak on Oct. 6, but it has yet to be determined if the death was related to the leaking gas. Operations were back to normal as of Oct. 14. The 145K-b/d FCCU is anticipated to reach normal rates by the weekend of Oct. 16-17, after being closed on Oct. 6 by a weather-related power outage, and then later restarted on Oct. 8. Flaring occurred when a wet gas compressor tripped offline at a heavy oil cracker at the west plant. The unit was quickly returned to service, and production was not affected.
18-Oct-10
u u
18-Oct-10 18-Oct-10
18-Oct-10
Pipeline
N.A.
N.A.
18-Oct-10
FCCU
145.0
N.A.
18-Oct-10
Compressor
N.A.
N.A.
18-Oct-10
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SRU
N.A.
N.A.
SCOT
N.A.
N.A.
SRU
N.A.
N.A.
Compressor
N.A.
N.A.
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
*Sinclair cut feed to the sulfur units and restarted the SCOT unit. The refiner stated in a regulatory filing, "Hydrocarbon carryover to the No. 3 and No. 4 SRUs caused the TTO on No. 3 to shut down, and the SCOT and TTO on No. 4 to shut down." *Sinclair cut feed to the sulfur units and restarted the SCOT unit. The refiner stated in a regulatory filing, "Hydrocarbon carryover to the No. 3 and No. 4 SRUs caused the TTO on No. 3 to shut down, and the SCOT and TTO on No. 4 to shut down." A glitch occurred at the No. 1 SRU; the upset did not impact production. Flaring was reported, due to the loss of a compressor. Operations were curbed to reduce the flaring. An unspecified equipment failure occurred after H2S was released. An unspecified unit was shut down, due to a jet fuel leak on a pipeline. The FCCU suffered a glitch. Workers stabilized the unit shortly thereafter. An SRU was closed, which caused SO2 flaring. Maintenance on unspecified units was scheduled. The refiner warned of planned flaring. The refiner warned of planned flaring. A boiler was replaced at the refinery over the weekend of Oct. 16-17 as part of routine maintenance.
18-Oct-10
18-Oct-10
18-Oct-10
18-Oct-10
18-Oct-10
Outage
N.A.
N.A.
18-Oct-10
FCCU
N.A.
N.A.
18-Oct-10
SRU
N.A.
N.A.
18-Oct-10
Maintenance Flare Flare Boiler
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
p p p p
18-Oct-10 18-Oct-10 18-Oct-10 18-Oct-10
71
CDU
N.A.
110.0
FCCU FCCU FCCU CDU CDU Outage
035.5 041.0 024.0 150.0 140.0 N.A.
N.A. N.A. N.A. 150.0 140.0 N.A.
The plant was closed down from Aug. to carry out a refurbishment at a CDU. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. An emergency shutdown of a unit was performed. The incident caused flaring, which resulted in a small grass fire. A gas compressor was shut to repair a leak in a hydrogen quench line supplying reactor No. 4. N.A.
11-Oct-10
u u u p p u
11-Oct-10 11-Oct-10 11-Oct-10 11-Oct-10 11-Oct-10 11-Oct-10
Compressor
N.A.
N.A.
11-Oct-10
SRU
N.A.
N.A.
11-Oct-10
Coker Outage
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
Hydrogen unit
N.A.
N.A.
Electrical Compressor
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
Ultraformer
N.A.
N.A.
Maintenance
N.A.
121.0
The unit malfunctioned, triggering flaring. A process unit upset resulted in the release of H2S and SO2. Flaring and a release of SO2 occurred due to the shutdown of a third-party hydrogen plant. A power outage caused flaring. A glitch with a coupling at a reformer hydrogen compressor impacted production. Ultraformer No. 3 was restarted, following a maintenance closure. The restart process was slated to last three days. A four-week maintenance closure commenced on or around Oct. 4.
u u
11-Oct-10 11-Oct-10
11-Oct-10
u u
11-Oct-10 11-Oct-10
11-Oct-10
11-Oct-10
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CDU
180.0
180.0
FCCU CDU RDSU CDU Coker FCCU
024.0 100.0 030.0 100.0 036.7 023.3
N.A. 100.0 N.A. 100.0 N.A. N.A.
The last of the plant's three 180K-b/d CDUs was restarted after an oil leak sparked a fire at a residual desulfurization unit. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. The unit will be closed for more than 40 days of planned work. One of the two 21.5K-b/d FCCUs will be closed for scheduled work. The refinery suffered a power failure and saw complications during a restart attempt. Shell said on Oct. 15 that it has postponed maintenance on a hydrocracker to spring 2011; the work had been scheduled to take place in 4Q 2010. Units at the plant that were shut in Sept. will be restarted by the end of Oct., to boost fuel output in response to strikes over pension reforms in France, which have crippled the country's refining industry.
11-Oct-10
u p p p p p
11-Oct-10 11-Oct-10 11-Oct-10 11-Oct-10 11-Oct-10 11-Oct-10
FCCU
021.5
N.A.
11-Oct-10
Electrical
N.A.
119.0
11-Oct-10
Maintenance
N.A.
N.A.
11-Oct-10
Maintenance
N.A.
N.A.
11-Oct-10
71
CDU
013.0
N.A.
The No. 1 CDU, which was damaged in a pipe explosion, commenced a restart on Feb. 17. After the CDU reaches planned rates, the refiner will restart, one by one, the VDU, the SRU, and the reformer. The distillate dewaxing unit, where the explosion occurred, is expected to be restarted following the recent conclusion of an investigation into the incident, Silver Eagle said on Sept. 27. The plant will be shut for 45 days of annual maintenance. Stocks are said to be adequate to cover requirements. N.A. The refiner plans to carry out a major, 45-day turnaround in March and April 2011. The work is performed once every four years. The unit was hit by a fire; the fire was quickly extinguished, and no other units were impacted. Emissions occurred due to a heavy thunderstorm. A diesel hydrotreater unit was shut, due to an upset that resulted in the release of a diesel mist into the atmosphere. A compressor malfunction occurred in Complex 7 of the refinery, causing flaring. A wet gas compressor tripped in the delayed coker, but it did not impact production. A small fire was extinguished at the plant; the incident did not impact operations.
4-Oct-10
Maintenance
N.A.
024.0
4-Oct-10
CDU Maintenance
080.0 N.A.
080.0 160.0
p p
4-Oct-10 4-Oct-10
HCU
N.A.
N.A.
4-Oct-10
Flare HTU
N.A. N.A.
N.A. N.A.
u u
4-Oct-10 4-Oct-10
Compressor
N.A.
N.A.
4-Oct-10
Compressor
N.A.
N.A.
4-Oct-10
Fire
N.A.
N.A.
4-Oct-10
71
Flare
N.A.
N.A.
Electrical
N.A.
N.A.
FCCU
N.A.
N.A.
Pipeline
N.A.
N.A.
FCCU
N.A.
N.A.
CDU
N.A.
N.A.
Flare
N.A.
N.A.
CDU Rheniformer FCCU Sulfur plant FCCU
Production was not affected by unplanned flaring. The flaring occurred due to surplus pressure on the plant's vapor recovery system. An overnight power outage was due to a transformer failure in a substation. Operations were returned to normal the next day. Flaring beyond permitted levels was reported from the FCCU in the east plant. A crude leak from a pipeline within the refinery was contained. The leak occurred when a piece of equipment struck the line. A malfunctioning FCCU was returned to operation on the afternoon of Sept. 30. The unit is expected to operate at a reduced rate for around two weeks while repairs are completed, the refiner said. Brief maintenance was to be carried out at the No. 1 FCCU. The refiner warned of planned flaring amid maintenance, which has been ongoing since early Sept. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. An FCCU was taken offline for around one week of work. *The rupture of a steam line in the east plant knocked offline a CDU, two diesel HTUs, a Hydrobon unit, a sulfolane unit, and a DIH unit. Excess emissions were also reported.
4-Oct-10
4-Oct-10
4-Oct-10
4-Oct-10
4-Oct-10
4-Oct-10
4-Oct-10
p p p p p
4-Oct-10 4-Oct-10 4-Oct-10 4-Oct-10 4-Oct-10
CDU
N.A.
N.A.
4-Oct-10
71
HTU
N.A.
N.A.
Hydrobon
N.A.
N.A.
Sulfolane
N.A.
N.A.
DIH
N.A.
N.A.
*The rupture of a steam line in the east plant knocked offline a CDU, two diesel HTUs, a Hydrobon unit, a sulfolane unit, and a DIH unit. Excess emissions were also reported. *The rupture of a steam line in the east plant knocked offline a CDU, two diesel HTUs, a Hydrobon unit, a sulfolane unit, and a DIH unit. Excess emissions were also reported. *The rupture of a steam line in the east plant knocked offline a CDU, two diesel HTUs, a Hydrobon unit, a sulfolane unit, and a DIH unit. Excess emissions were also reported. *The rupture of a steam line in the east plant knocked offline a CDU, two diesel HTUs, a Hydrobon unit, a sulfolane unit, and a DIH unit. Excess emissions were also reported.
4-Oct-10
4-Oct-10
4-Oct-10
4-Oct-10
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