Update Apr 2010 – Refinery T/A & Projects

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US Refinery Status: Delaware Plant To Be Fully Restarted By April ’11
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES April 9, 2010      

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.
Thomas O’Malley, head of PBF Energy Partners LP, has made a deal to acquire Valero Energy Corp.’s (VLO) Delaware City, Del. refinery for $220 million. The deal should close in the second quarter. The refinery will undergo a turnaround before it will restarted and should be fully operational by April 2011, O’Malley said Thursday.   

Operator   Refinery    Capacity   Description                  Restart
                       (in 000s
                       bbl/day)

UNPLANNED

CANADA

KNOC     Newfoundland  115.0   Refinery to return to normal     end-March
                               by end March. The entire plant
                               was idled early Jan. to advance
                               maintenance while repairs were
                               made at a hydrotreater damaged
                               by fire on Jan. 7.

Valero   Quebec City   235.0   66,000-b/d FCCU shut by early-   mid-April
         Quebec                day fire on Feb 2. Unit to
                               complete repairs mid-April, Co.
                               said March 17. Production
                               impacted but no major
                               disruptions expected due to ample
                               inventories, Co. said.
                               Damage assessment was delayed
                               due to cold weather, ice on unit.

CARIBBEAN

EAST COAST

GULF COAST

Motiva   Norco, La.    236.4  Crude unit, DU-5, shut by fire                End
                              on Jan 22 seen restarting in                           March
                              end-March, the Co. said on
                              March 19.
Valero   Corpus        340.0  Unplanned maintenance at West Plant     March 30
         Christi, TX          Complex 1 on March 28-30; SMR
                              Unit 13 cited as emissions source
                              in regulatory filing.

MIDWEST

ROCKY MOUNTAINS

WEST COAST

Chevron   El Segundo   279.0  Isomax plant shut March 19                     n/a
          CA                  due to “small” fire. No
                              estimate on restart.

Chevron   Richmond     245.3  Refinery lost compressor
          CA                  causing flaring April 7

Tesoro    Wilmington   100.0  Hydrocracker Unit Shut                            April 5.

Tesoro    Anacortes    120.0  Fire at naptha unit                                  April 2
          WA                  kills five, injures two.
                              The site is operating at 70% of its
                              capacity.

PLANNED

CANADA

Shell    Montreal     130.0   The refinery will be converted
         Quebec               into a fuel terminal, Co. said
                              Jan. 7. No timeline provided.

CARIBBEAN

Valero   Aruba        235.0   The plant, which
                              was shut in June for 2-3
                              months for economic reasons was
                              closed indefinitely in Nov.EAST COAST

Hess     Port                 Month-long turnaround work
         Reading NJ           will take place in April at
                              the plant’s 70,000-b/d
                              FCCU; the refinery does not
                              process crude oil.

Sunoco   Westville     145.0  Idling all Eagle Point refin-                        n/a
         NJ                   ing operations indefinitely due
                              to poor economics, Co. said
                              Oct. 6.

                              Reformer unit shut in Girard                               n/a
                              Point section in early Oct
                              for economic reasons. Shutdown
                              to last 1-6 months.

Valero   Delaware      210.0  PBF Investments has reached deal            April 2012
                              to buy plant. Could be fully operational
                              by April 2012.

Western  Yorktown       64.5  Planned work scheduled 3Q 2010.           Q3 2010
         VA

GULF COAST

Alon     Krotz         100.0  Refinery will restart in
         Springs, La.                                                                         April.

BP      Texas City     455.8  Ultraformer No. 4 restarted                        March 23
        TX                    March 23 after shutting down
                              for repairs on March 19. Emis-
                              sions are expected to last
                              until March 27.

                              Planned maintenance related to                          April 6
                              “J457 compressor” April 1-6.

Chevron  Pascagoula  330.0    Pre-commercial heavy oil                        2010          Miss.                conversion project delayed
                              from 2008 to 2010 due to
                              economic factors.

                              Work is progressing on the
                              continuous catalytic reformer,
                              expected to be completed by
                              mid-2010, Co. said Feb. 25.
                              Co. is planning to put a premium
                              base-oil facility at plant.

Conoco   Borger     146.0     Shuts FCCU April 7 for repairs                April 14
           Tx

Conoco    Sweeny     247.0    Shuts unnamed unit for work,               n/a
           Tx                 April 8.

Flint    Corpus               $250 mln project for new Spring                2010
Hills    Christi, TX          diesel desulfurization,
                              sulfur recovery unit to begin
                              in Fall 2008. Construction
                              to last 18 months.

Marathon Garyville    436.0   Plant operating at newly ex-                  n/a
         LA                   panded capacity and may ex-
                              ceed it, the co. said on March
                              25.

Motiva   Convent, LA   235.0  Planned turnaround maintenance        Early
                              began Jan 28 at several un-                         April
                              specified process units. Re-
                              start seen in early April.

Motiva   Port Arthur   285.0  Expansion project to increase               1Q
         TX                   throughput capacity by 325,000                 2012
                              b/d, to 610,000-b/d, slowed.
                              Completion now seen 1Q
                              2012, from 2010.

Valero   Corpus       340.0   Plant shut; West Plant                        n/a
         Christ, TX           50,000-b/d FCCU at reduced
                              rates since mid-Dec for
                              economic reasons.

                              36,000-b/d HCU in West Plant                     March
                              restarted, Co. said March 16,
                              after about 18 days of work
                              delayed from Feb.

Valero   Norco, LA    250.0   Upgrade project to build                    2012
                              a new diesel hydrotreater
                              unit moved from 2010 to
                              4Q 2012.

Valero   Port Arthur  325.0   Hydrocracker turnaround lasting
                              38 days has begun, Co. said
                              March 15.

                              77,000-b/d FCCU at reduced                          n/a
                              rates since mid-Dec for
                              economic reasons.

Valero   Sunray, TX   170.0   55,000-b/d FCCU at reduced                n/a
                              rates since mid-Dec for
                              economic reasons.

Valero   Texas City   245.0   Repaired an exchanger leak
         TX                   found in the alkylation unit
                              located at Complex 2, Co.
                              said March 15.

Marathon Texas City    76.0   FCCU being restaretd         March 31
         TX                   after completing required
                              maintenance.

MIDWEST

BP       Toledo, OH   155.0   $400 million upgrade               2012
                              to start 2010.

Valero   Memphis, TN  195.0   Crude unit restarted, while       end-
                              overhaul of FCCU and alky-                April
                              lation unit continues, the
                              company said March 26.
                              The entire plant had been
                              off-line since March 14.

Marathon Catlettsburg 226.0   Turnaround maintenance at un-     n/a
         KY                   specified units starts March
                              10. No restart estimate.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN

Western  Bloomfield,   16.8   Co. announced plans Nov. 9
         NM                   to idle plant and shift
                              production to Gallup plant.

Suncor   Commerce      93.0   No. 1 Crude unit will shut for        Mar 22
         City, CO             planned maintenance on Mar 6;
                              restart Mar 22.
                              Cryo Unit will shut for planned                  Apr 4
                              maintnenance Mar 20; restart
                              April 4.
                              Planned work at reformer unit                 Fall
                              deferred to Fall 2010 from Feb                2010 
                              28 start date.

Tesoro   Salt Lake     58.0   Major turnaround work will
         City, Utah           begin in 1Q 2010, the Co. said
                              on Feb 3.

Tesoro   Mandan, N.D.  60.0   Planned turnaround will               2Q
                              begin 2Q 2010, the Co. said
                              on Feb 3.

WEST COAST

Exxon    Torrance, CA 150.0   FCCU, alkylation unit shut        Apr 10
                              March 20-21 as part of turn-
                              around maintenance that be-
                              gan March 1 at several units.
                              The work is expected to last
                              for 40 days, trade sources said
                              on Feb. 11.

BP      Carson, CA    265.0   Planned flaring activity  on
                              March 29-April 20 and, Co. reported
                              in filings.

                      Planned flaring activity reported
                              for April 4-9, an April 1 filing said.

Tesoro   Golden Eagle 166.0   Turnaround work began in early          n/a
         Martinez,            Dec at FCCU and alkylation
         CA                   unit, the Co. said on Feb 3.
                              Restart timing unclear.
                              Other major turnaround mainte-                2011
                              nance deferred to 2011 from
                              late 2009, the Co. said Feb 3.

Tesoro   Oahu, HI      94.0   Planned turnaround work will
         Kapolei              begin 3Q, 2010, the Co. said
                              on Feb 3.

                              Planned work deferred to 2011 from
                              late 2009, the Co. said Feb 3.

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