Refinery Status: Delek Reports Power Outage at Tyler Refinery
08/20/2012| 11:32am 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.
Tesoro Corp. (>> Tesoro Corporation) said Aug. 19 a tripped unit caused sulfur dioxide emmissions at its refinery in Wilmington, Cali. The company did not specify which unit had the trouble.
Delek Holdings USA said Aug. 18 an electrical storm caused a power outage at its refinery in Tyler, Texas.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (>> Exxon Mobil Corporation) said on Aug. 16 its refinery in Beaumont, Texas, resumed operations after an electrical outage the day before. Exxon still expected to meet its contractual supply committments, according to the company's filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Royal Dutch Shell (>> Royal Dutch Shell Plc) said Aug. 15 that a mechanical failure occured at its refinery in Martinez, Ca., resulting in more than 100 pounds of sulfur dioxide being emitted. A fire broke out at a processing unit in the same refinery on Aug. 13.
Citgo Petroleum said Aug. 14 that the FCCU at its refinery in Lemont, Ill., was shuttered with no estimate for restart. The unit had gone down for unplanned repair on July 28.
Citgo said Aug. 10 that workers were putting back online a compressor that tripped at the coking unit of its refinery in Lemont, Ill.
Sunoco Inc.'s (>> Sunoco, Inc.) Alkylation Unit 869 returned to service on Aug. 9 after going into circulation mode on Aug. 3 to facilitate compressor repair, a filing to environmental regulators made available on Aug. 10 said.
Pasadena Refining Systems Inc. on Aug. 10 reports flaring of off-spec product at its Pasadena, Texas, refinery.
Valero Energy Inc. (>> Valero Energy Corporation) on Aug. 10 said an FCCU at its St. Charles refinery in Norco, La., will return to service before the end of August. It was shut on Aug. 10 for unplanned repairs.
A Bloomberg report on Aug. 8 said Chevron's (>> Chevron Corporation) fire-struck Richmond, Calif., refinery is operating at about 60% of capacity after the Aug. 6 fire that shut only the plant's CDU.
The Borger Refinery in Borger, Texas, reported a process upset on Aug. 8 listing Areas C and D as the sources of emissions; no other details were provided in a filing to environmental regulators.
HollyFrontier Corp. (>> HollyFrontier Corp) on Aug. 8 said repairs to the fire-struck diesel hydrotreating unit at its Tulsa East refinery in Okla., would take six to eight weeks. The fire and shutdown occurred on Aug. 2.
Citgo Petroleum Corp. on Aug. 8 said the FCCU shut for unplanned repair at its Lemont, Ill., refinery on July 28 is in restart mode.
BP-Husky will begin four weeks of scheduled maintenance at an FCCU and coker unit compressors on Sept. 13, a person familiar with operations at the plant said on Aug. 7.
PBF Energy said equipment malfunction on Aug. 6 at its Delaware City refinery in Delaware caused an emissions release of sulfur dioxide. No further information was provided in the filing to environmental regulators.
Valero Energy Corp. (>> Valero Energy Corporation) on Aug. 6 said its Benicia, Calif., refinery FCCU is on track to reach normal rate by mid-August. The unit began the process of restarting on Aug. 6; it was shut on July 26 for unplanned repair to an associated compressor.
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
PBF Delaware 190.0 Equipment malfunction on Aug.
Energy DE 6 caused emissions; no further
details available.
Sunoco Phila. PA 330.0 Alkylation Unit 869 resumed
service on Aug 9; it was placed
on circulation mode on Aug 3
for compressor repair.
GULF COAST
Borger Borger, TX 146.0 Refinery reports upset at un-
specified unit(s); filing lists
Areas C and D of the plant as
sources of emissions.
Motiva Port Arthur 600.0 Newly commissioned 325,000-b/d Early
TX CDU was shut by a small fire 2013
over the Jun 9-10 weekend. Re-
start seen in early 2013; lengthy
repairs needed to correct cor-
rosive issue at new equipment.
Pasadena Pasadena, TX 100.00 Flaring of off-spec product re-
Refining ported to regulators on Aug. 10.
Valero Norco, LA 270.0 FCCU shut on Aug 10 is expected
to return to service before the
end of August, the Co. said.
MIDWEST
Citgo Lemont, IL 167.0 FCCU shut Jul 28 for unplanned Aug 8
repair in Tulsa East Plant is in
restart mode, an Aug 8 filing to
regulators said.
Refinery operations are being
affected by Enbridge crude oil
pipeline shutdown since July 27,
the Co. said on July 30.
Holly Tulsa, OK 125.0 Repair to diesel hydrotreater
shut by a fire on Aug 2 will
take 6-8 weeks, the co. said
on Aug 8.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Valero Benicia, CA 170.0 FCCU shut on July 26 for un- Mid-
Energy planned compressor repairs be- Aug.
gan the process of restarting
on Aug. 6. Planned rate expected
by mid-August, the Co. said.
Chevron Richmond, 245.0 An Aug 8 Bloomberg report said
CA the refinery is operating at 60%
of capacity.
CDU No. 4 is shut after Aug 6
fire. Most other process units
continue to operate, the co.
said on Aug 8, but the amount of
fuel being produced is unclear.
Compressor failure at unspe-
cified unit resulted in flaring
on Aug 1; a filing said. No
other details were provided in
a filing to regulators.
PLANNED
CANADA
Husky Saskatchewan Major turnaround to take place Spring
Refinery in spring of 2013. Plant-wide 2013
shutdown for inspection and
equipment repairs.
CARIBBEAN
Valero Aruba Refinery still up for sale, the
Co. said on July 31, 2012.
EAST COAST
Monroe Trainer, PA 185.0 Delta Airlines subsidiary buys Late
Energy refinery in April, plans turn- Summer
around through summer. Startup 2012
planned in late summer 2012.
Sunoco Philadelphia 335.0 Energy Partners buys Sunoco Inc.; 4Q
PA deal to close 4Q 2012. 2012
Sunoco Marcus Hook 190.0 Marcus Hook shut Dec. 1 ahead of
schedule due to poor refining
economics.
GULF COAST
Valero Houston, TX 160.0 Eight weeks of maintenance set Oct/Nov
to begin in Sept. 2012 at FCCU. 2012
Valero McKee TX 170.0 Expansion project announced
March 2011 to increase crude oil
throughput by 25,000 b/d to
195,000 b/d.
Valero Norco, LA 185.0 Hydrocracker project will pro- 2013
ceed and be completed in late
2013, the co. said on 7/27/10.
Upgrade project to build 2012
a new diesel hydrotreater
unit moved from 2010 to
4Q 2012.
Valero Port Arthur 325.0 Hydrocracker project will pro- Late
TX ceed and be completed in late 2012
2012.
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, IN 336.0 Largest of 3 CDUs will shut in 2nd-
4Q 2012 for expansion project, Half
the Co. said July 31. Project 2013
completion set 2nd-half 3013.
BP/Husky Toledo, OH 160.0 4 weeks of maintenance will Oct 11
begin at FCCU and coker com-
pressors on Sep 13, a person
familiar with the plant said
on Aug 7.
CVR Wynnewood 54.0 30-40 days maintenance planned Q3
OK in 3rd Q 2013, the co. said on 2013
Nov. 3, 2011.
Holly Tulsa, OK 125.0 The entire refinery will be shut Late
Frontier while West Plant section under- 2012
goes major turnaround maintenance
in late 2012, the Co. said on
Aug. 5, 2011.
Husky Lima, OH 160.0 30-day maintenance will begin Sept
Energy in Sept. the Co. said on July 24. 2012
Scope of work not disclosed.
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