Refinery Status: Valero Shuts Houston Refinery -2-
09/21/2012| 04:35pm US/Eastern
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BP Cherry Pt 226.0 Hydrotreater operations upset
WA occurred on Sep 13.
Chevron Richmond, 245.0 Heat exchanger hydrogen leak
CA reported on Sep 15; impact on
operations unclear.
CDU No. 4 is shut after Aug 6
fire. Most other process units
continue to operate, the co.
said, although gasoline production
was reduced by an unspecified
amount, a Sep 12 DJ report said.
No restart estimate.
Exxon Torrance 155.0 Unplanned flaring reported to
Mobil CA regulators on Sep 13. Unit(s)
involved not specified.
Phillips Wilmington/ 140.0 Some units have returned to ser-
66 Carson, CA vice and the entire plant will
be fully operational by Sep 22,
the co. said on Sep 20.
Record heat and a power outage
on Sep 15 forced plantwide shut-
down, a report to regulators said.
Restart expected by end of week.
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 Some units will restart Sep 8-9;
Energy full ops expected by month's end
the co. said on Sep 6.
Delta Airlines subsidiary buys Late
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
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DJ Refinery Status: Some Units Restarted At -2-
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.
Holly El Dorado 139.0 Coker unit undergoing maintenance
Frontire KS until further notice, traders said
on Sep 14. No significant impact to
production is expected.
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.
Tesoro Martinez, CA 166.0 Unspecified maintenance began
Sep 16 a report to regulators
said. Sources said the work is
being done at the plant's re-
former.
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