Refinery Status: Brief Flaring Event Takes Place -2-

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, TX 100.00 Flaring of off-spec product re- Refining ported to regulators on Aug. 10.

Flaring of particulate matter re-

ported to regulators on Aug. 24 Phillips Rodeo, Calif. 120.2 Flaring of sulfur dioxide reported 66 Aug. 25 due to unscheduled process unit

shutdown.

Belle Chasse, 247.0 Said Sept. 6 that power is back on

   LA                  and the refinery is restarting. The company 

expects the refinery to be operating by mid-

   Sept.    Total    Port Arthur,  225.5  Sulfur Dioxide emitted while bringing units online 
   TX                   company said in Aug. 27 filing. Company said units 
   were stabilized quickly.    Valero   Norco, LA     270.0 

Meraux, LA 125.0 Company said Sept. 5 that both refineries have restarted, though are not yet back to planned rates. The Meraux crude

unit, which was down for repair before Isaac, has not been

brought back. Exxon Chalmette, LA 192.5 Exxon said Sept. 4 that it is in the process of restarting

the refinery after Isaac.

Baton Rouge, LA 502.5 Exxon said Sept. 4 that it is working to bring production

back to normal levels after Isaac. 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 The company reported brief flaring in the

   CA                   FCC unit Aug. 28. 

An Aug 8 Bloomberg report said

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. Paramount, 84.5 Sulfur Dioxide and smoke flared due Petroleum CA to compressor failure Sept. 4 Tesoro Wilmington, 104.0 Refinery is returning to normal after a

CA brief power outage, a spokesman said Sept. 1 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 Sept. Energy refinery in April, says refinery 2012

will restart by end of Sept. 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          2013 

completed in 2013 Q1 and be

operational in 2013 Q2, CEO

said Sept. 6.

   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.

   15-day maintenance planned at      4Q 
   diesel hydrotreater; 29-days at    2012 

aromatics unit, set for 4Q 2012,

the Co. said on Feb 9.

   New 20,000-b/d kerosene hydro-     1stH 
   treater will start up in 1st       2013 

half 2013, to co. said on Feb 9,

2012.

45-days of major turnaround

scheduled in 2014; 70% of units

involved. Remaining 30% will under

go major turnaround in 2015, the

co. said on Feb 9, 2012. Tesoro Mandan, ND 58.0 Total crude-oil processing capa- 2nd Q

   city to increase by 17% to         2012 

68,000-b/d by 2nd quarter 2012. ROCKIES WEST COAST BP PLC Carson, CA 265.0 Planned flaring event will Aug 20

start on Aug. 4 through Aug. 20,

the co. said in a filing on Aug.

2. The event isn't due to equip-

ment breakdown.

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