Refinery Status -2: Conoco Reports Texas Gasoline-Making Unit Upset

MIDWEST BP Toledo, OH 155.0 $400 million upgrade 2012 to start 2010. Valero Memphis, TN 195.0 Fire erupted at a selective hydrogenation unit April 29; it was quickly extinguished. One worker in serious condi- tion due to burns. Fire damage was relatively minor and any delay to related FCCU would be minimal, Co. said April 30. Entire plant is in turnaround. Work began early March. CVR Coffeyville 115.0 New ultra low sulfur gasoline unit will be brought online in 2Q, Co. said May 3. Previous target was to have unit up by end of 2010. ROCKY MOUNTAIN Suncor Commerce 93.0 Planned work at reformer unit Fall City, CO deferred to Fall 2010 from Feb 2010 28 start date. Tesoro Mandan, N.D. 60.0 Refinery will return to ser- May vice early in May 23 week 21-22 from turnaround maitenance that began on April 19. WEST COAST Exxon Torrance, CA 150.0 Maintenance at hydrotreater and sulfur recovery units restarted, co said May 26. BP Carson, CA 265.0 Planned flaring activity on March 29-April 20 and, Co. reported in filings. Planned flaring activity reported for April 23-May 7, an April 22 filing said. Six days of flaring to begin on May 4, a filing stated. Conoco Wilmington 139.0 Scheduled maintenance activity CA has begun, Co. said April 23. Co. declined to provide details about the units involved or the schedule. Traders familiar with operations said work includes a hydrotreater. 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. Chevron El Segundo 279 Flaring took place on May 4, a May 5 filing said. Traders said it was related to a 75k b/d FCCU that went down May 4 and was restarted; it is operating at 50% of capacity. Frontier Cheyenne 47.0 Fall 2010 FCCU, hydrotreater WY turnarounds delayed by a year, Co. said May 6. FCC delay will limit heavy crude processing ability to 2/3 of capacity. (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 29, 2010 09:26 ET (13:26 GMT)