Refinery Status: Various Units Down at Motiva Port Arthur, Tx., Refinery
06/21/2012| 12:56pm US/Eastern
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The following table lists unplanned and planned production outages at U.S. refineries as reported by Dow Jones Newswires. The information is compiled from both official and unofficial refining sources and doesn't purport to be a comprehensive list.
In additon to the recent shutdown of a 325,000 barrel-a-day crude unit at Motiva Enterprises 600,000 barrel-a-day Port Arthur, Tx., refinery, the company will also be taking a reformer and hydrotreater out of service, according to traders and marketers doing business with the company.
Citgo's 167,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Lemont, Illinois, was affected by an instrument failure, which relased sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere the morning of June 19, according to a filing provided by the US National Response Center. No specific refining unit was mentioned in the NRC filing.
A crude unit was upset on June 19 at the 122,000 barrel-a-day refinery in El Paso, Texas, refinery owned by Western Refinng Inc, according to the Texas Comission On Environmental Quality. The unit was taken out of service for a day due to an interruption in feedstock supply and a flaring event was seen for 14 hours.
A sulfur unit tripped on June 18, at the 139,000 barrel-a-day HollyFrontier refinery in El Dorado, Kansas, according to a notice from the National Response Center. The duration of the hydrogen sulfide release was about one hour.
A power loss took place at Phillips 66, 260,000 barrel-a-day Westlake, LA., refinery on June 16, according to the National Response Center. The power outage was of short duration and an affected unit was restarted.
An emissions event took place on June 15 at Phillips 66, 105,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Ferndale, Wa., according to the National Response Center. The duration of the even was only one hour and no firm indications were forthcomng regarding the effect on any refinery units.
A planned flaring event is scheduled to take place at BP's 265,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Carson, Calif., from June 18 through June 25, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District. No firm indication was given as to shich units will be affected.
Citgo on June 12 said planned turnaround maintenance at unspecified process units at its Lemont, Illinois, refinery had been completed. The work began at the end of April and traders doing business in the region said a crude unit was one of the units slated work.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) on June 12 said the leak in an LPG line leading to a hydrocracker unit at its Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery had been repaired. The leak was discovered the day before and the hydrocracker continued to operate during the work, the company said.
An FCCU at Valero's Port Arthur, Texas, refinery continues to operate at a slightly reduced rate while work continues to repair associated blowers, the company said on June 12.
The smallest of three crude distillation units at BP PLC's (BP, BP.LN) Whiting, Indiana, refinery was restarted over the weekend, a source familiar with the plant said on June 11. It was taken out of service for unplanned work around June 1.
Delek US Holdings (>> Delek US Holdings, Inc.) on June 11 said a malfunction at sulfur recovery unit 1 at its Tyler, Texas, refinery caused a brief period of emissions, according to a report to environmental regulators.
Motiva Enterprises'(RDSA, RDSB) newly-commissioned 325,000-barrels-a-day crude unit at it's Port Arthur, Texas, was taken out of service over the weekend for weeks, if not months, of repairs, a source familiar with operations at the plant said on June 11. The unit was commissioned into service on May 31 and shut on June 4 to repair leaking valves, the same source said at that time.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (>> Exxon Mobil Corporation) on June 9 reported planned flaring at its Torrance, Calif., refinery to Calif. state regulators. The company on June 4 said several units, including a coker, pretreater and hydrogen unit, were scheduled for several weeks of planned maintenance and that flaring could be visible between June 4 and 13.
Shell Oil Co. (RDSA, RDSB) on June 8 reported flaring and a release of sulfur dioxide at its San Francisco-area refinery in Martinez, Calif. The cause wasn't known and no other details were provided in a filing to Calif. state regulators.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) on June 8 told Dow Jones Newswires that planned maintenance was under way at a number of operating units at its refinery in Robinson, Ill. No other details were provided.
For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using the code N/REF.
Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart
(in 000s
bbl/day)
UNPLANNED
CANADA
CARIBBEAN
EAST COAST
MIDWEST
GULF COAST
BP Texas City, 475.0 FCCU No. 3 restarted on June 5 June 5
TX after shutting down unplanned
during the restart process on
May 24. The unit was returning
from 5 months of maintenance.
Citgo Corpus 165.0 Amine system upset on June 8
Christi, TX caused SRU trains to shut down.
No other details provided -Filing
Delek Tyler, TX 62.0 Malfunction at SRU 1 on Jun 11
reported to regulators. Impact
to operations unclear.
Coker unit compressor upset
resulted in emissions at
FCCU flare on June 8 - filing.
Status of operations unclear.
Motiva Port Arthur 600.0 Newly commissioned 325,000-b/d
TX CDU was shut by a small fire
over the Jun 9-10 weekend. Re-
pairs will take several weeks.
The unit was restarting following
a Jun 4 shutdown to repair leak-
ing valves. The unit was commis-
sioned on May 31.
Valero Corpus 325.0 Leak in LPG line to hydrocrack- Jun 12
Christi, TX ing unit repaired, the co. said
on Jun 12. It was discovered the
day before and the HDC continued
to operate during the repair work.
Valero Port Arthur 310.0 FCCU operating at slightly re-
TX duced rate since June 8 to re-
pair blowers, the co. said on
Jun 12.
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, IN 405.0 The smallest of 3 CDUs was re-
started over the weekend, a
familiar with the plant said on
Jun 11. It was shut for unplan-
ned work around Jun 1.
ROCKIES
Suncor Commerce 94.0 FCCU down because of problem
City, CO. with compressor. No restart date
given.
WEST COAST
Phillips Rodeo, CA 76.0 Recent maintenance has been
66 concluded the co. said on June
5. Flaring due to restart of
unspecified unit was reported
on May 31.
PLANNED
CANADA
Husky Saskatchewan 21-days maintenance set in 1stH
Upgrader first half 2012 at hydrogen 2012
plant, the co. said on Feb 9.
Husky Saskatchewan Major turnaround to take place Spring
Refinery in spring of 2013. Plant-wide 2013
shutdown for inspection and
equipment repairs.
CARIBBEAN
EAST COAST
Phillips Trainer, PA 185.0 Delta Airlines buys refinery
66 on April 30, 2012.
Operations were idled on Sept.
30, 2011 for economic reasons.
PBF Delaware City 190.0 Planned work currently under way
Energy DE the co. said on May 7. Scope and
duration not disclosed.
Sunoco Philadelphia 335.0 Energy Partners buys Sunoco Inc.;
PA deal to close 4Q 2012.
Sunoco Marcus Hook 190.0 Marcus Hook shut Dec. 1 ahead of
schedule due to poor refining econo-
economics.
GULF COAST
Flint Corpus 300.0 Coker unit maintenance combined
Hills Christi TX with hydrocracker unit restart
to cause emissions and flaring
on May 12.
Holly Artesia, NM 100.0 Crude runs will be reduced by Early
Frontier 50% during 30 days of major turn- 2012
maintenance in early 2012, the Co.
said on Aug. 5.
Phillips Belle Chasse 247.0 Refinery up for sale a
66 LA Nov. 29 Bloomberg News
report said.
Valero McKee TX 170.0 FCCU in restart after turnaround May 11
that began on Mar 31 the co. said
on May 11.
Vacuum unit turnaround planned in
first half of 2012, company said.
Expansion project announced
March 2011 to increase crude oil
throughput by 25,000 b/d to
195,000 b/d.
Valero Meraux, LA 135.0 Co. on May 16 said the alky and June 1
FCCU shut Jan 2 for turnaround
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