Refinery Status: Conoco Reports Texas Gasoline-Making Unit Upset

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 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. ConocoPhillips (COP) Monday reported an upset at Unit 40, an FCCU, at its Borger, Texas, refinery. Maintenance has been underway at several units since June 5 and is expected to conclude around July 22, the company said previously. The status of the FCCU is unclear. Also at ConocoPhillips on Monday, the company said maintenance continues at its Borger, Texas, refinery following an upset Sunday at Unit 43, a SRU solvent still, that occurred during the restart of units, a filing to Texas regulators said. Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) said Monday a coker unit at its Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery was back at planned rates following de-coking maintenance that began on June 20. Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) Friday reported a brief period of flaring at its Texas City refinery during efforts to isolate a small leak in the Alkylation Unit feed bypass line. The event had no impact on operations, the company said. For more detailed information, search Dow Jones Newswires using the code N/REF. Operator Refinery Capacity Description Restart (in 000s bbl/day) UNPLANNED GULF COAST Lyondell Houston 268.0 CDU hit by fire on May 17 is Jun 20 TX expected to restart in four weeks. 2nd crude unit re- started from unplanned mainte- nance on May 19. All other pro- cess units have been operating with feedstocks on hand. Marathon Texas City 76.0 Brief period of flaring re- n/a TX ported June 25 during efforts to isolate small leak at Alky- lation Unit feed bypass line. No impact on production, the company said. Motiva Port Arthur 285.0 Delayed coker unit jet pump Jun 30 TX shut for 5-days of repair June 25; unit will continue to operate. Work to conclude June 30. Valero Sunray, TX 170.0 FCCU upset when expander coup- mid-Jul ling on power train failed June 16. The unit could be down until mid-July, the co. said on June 17. MIDWEST BP Toledo, OH 125.5 FCCU expected to resume operations June 17 after going offline June 15 due to a boiler failure, a person familiar with operations. ROCKIES Sinclair Casper, 20.0 Refinery running at reduced rates Wyo. after explosion, co said. May 27 WEST COAST Chevron El Segundo 279.0 Isomax plant shut March 19 n/a CA due to "small" fire. No estimate on restart. Conoco Carson, CA 139.0 Company reports flaring due to an exceedance in sulfur dioxide emission. Event noted as "non- emergency; cause unclear. Conoco Ferndale, 100.0 An alkylation unit and butamer n/a WA following a pump fire early June 15, an environmental agency said. The refinery continues to operate, Co. said June 15. Shell Anacortes 145.0 Catalytic Reformer Unit seen at Jun 28 WA normal rates by June 30; unit shut following brief fire on June 19. Tesoro Wilmington 100.0 Hydrocracker Unit will restart Jun 25 CA June 25 after shutting down un- planned on June 24, a source said. The company reported an un- planned equipment failure on 6/24 to state regulators. Tesoro Anacortes 120.0 Fire at naphtha unit April 2 end Q2 WA killed seven. Plant will be shut until Sept at least, the co. said June 11. Valero Benicia, CA 177.0 Coker Unit shut June 19-20 for No Est. unplanned maintenance. PLANNED CANADA Shell Montreal 130.0 The refinery could be converted Quebec into a fuel terminal but Co. said its in talks with 2 potential buyers. CARIBBEAN Valero Aruba 235.0 Idled refinery to restart in 90 days after completing turnaround, Co. said June 7. Valero continues to evaluate options for the plant. Tax dispute resolved. EAST COAST Sunoco Westville 145.0 Idling all Eagle Point refin- n/a NJ ing operations indefinitely due to poor economics, Co. said Oct. 6. Valero Delaware 210.0 PBF Investments has closed Apr 2012 deal to buy plant. Petroplus said May 5 the plant would be restarted in 2Q of 2011. Valero Paulsboro 185.0 Small crude unit restarted Jun 19-20 NJ June 19-20; unit shut June 6 to facilitate maintenance at reformer and hydrotreater. Western Yorktown 64.5 Planned work scheduled 3Q 2010. Q3 2010 VA GULF COAST Conoco Borger, TX 146.0 Upset at Unit 40, FCCU re- Jul 22 ported to TCEQ on Jun 28. Maintenance continues the Co. said June 28. An upset on June 27 at an SRU solvent still occurred during startup of units, a TCEQ filing said. Maintenance activity has been underway at several units June 5- since Jun 5, with emissions from units including FCC, GOHDS, SCOT unit incinerator, SRU incinerator and units 41, 42, 45 and 98 expected to last unit July 22.. 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. 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. Motiva Port Arthur 285.0 Repairs on DCU pump June 8-13. TX Expansion project to increase 1Q 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 West Plant 50,000-b/d FCCU at Christi, TX reduced rates since mid-Dec for economic reasons. Coker Unit at planned rates Jun 25 after weekend restart. The unit in Complex 7 of the East Plant was shut for de-coking on June 20. 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 77,000-b/d FCCU at reduced n/a TX 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. Expanded crude gather system 4Q will increase available crude 2010 supplies to refinery by 4Q. (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires June 29, 2010 09:25 ET (13:25 GMT)