Refinery Status: Conoco's Washington State Plant Operating After Pump Fire

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) refinery in Ferndale, Washington, continues to operate following a pump fire on Tuesday. No further details of the incident were provided. Chevron Corp.(CVX) said Tuesday that 500 barrels of crude oil have been recovered after a Salt Lake City pipeline leaked an estimated 800 barrels over the weekend. The 15,000-barrel-a-day pipeline supplies refineries in the area but Chevron said operations at its area plant were not impacted. Exxon Mobil Corp.'s (XOM) refinery in Torrance, Calif., is operating normally following mechanical problems at an unidentified unit, a company spokeswoman said Monday. Alon USA Energy Inc. (ALJ) on Monday reported flaring related to a compressor problem at its Big Spring, Texas, refinery, according to a filing with state environmental regulators. The equipment was replaced as soon as possible. Firefighters safely extinguished a blaze after lightning struck a gasoline storage tank owned by Colonial Pipeline Co. in North Carolina early Sunday morning before it could spread, according to a company statement. The 43,000-barrel tank was half full. The company does not expec tthe incident to disrupt fuel supplies in Greensboro or other areas. Tesoro Corp.'s (TSO) refinery in Anacortes, Wash., will remain shut at least until September, a company spokesman said Friday. The naphtha heat exchanger, where the explosion took place, has been dismantled and sent to a Cleveland lab for testing. 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 BP Texas City 455.8 Brief power outaged May 25 TX 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. Exxon Chalmette 192.0 Minor upset June 1. June 2 La. Exxon Baytown, TX 572.0 Deasphalting unit was shut after J1 compressor went offline June 5; no impact to supplies. Shell Deer Park 310.0 Early day fire on May 17 May 21 results in feed rate cut to FCCU; unit is expected to resume normal rates by May 21, a person familiar with operations at the plant said on May 18. Flint Corpus Chrsti 288.5 Reported leaking cooling tower Hills TX at West Plant June 5. Conoco Borger, TX 146.0 Unit 40 FCCU electrostatic precipitator equipment malfunctioned June 4; an alternate was restarted. Citgo Corpus Christi 163.0 FCCU stable after brief spike in TX opacity June 7. Valero Sunray, TX 170.0 SRU incinerator tripped on high pressure caused by excess fuel, Co. said Juen 12. Introducing feed caused excess opacity for 6 minutes. Alon Big Spring 67.0 P Popper comprssor motor experienced TX a problem but was fixed as soon as possible, Co. said June 14. MIDWEST 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. Chevron Richmond 289.0 FCCU restarted May 31. BP Carson, CA 265.0 FCCU restarted over weekend, Co. said June 7. Unt shut for unplanned work, source said May 26. Unspecified unit shutdown on May 18. 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 Refinery continues to operate n/a WA following a pump fire early on Tuesday, June 15. No further details were provided. Conoco Rodeo, CA 120.0 Unidentified mechanical issue caused flaring June 12. Shutdown of unidentified unit caused flaring, Co. said June 7. Tesoro Wilmington 100.0 Hydrocracker Unit Shut April 11 n/a CA due to a mechanical issue. No estimate on restart. Hydrocracker is down, Co. said June 7; no further details. Tesoro Anacortes 120.0 Fire at naphtha unit April 2 end Q2 WA killed seven. All production operations to temporarily shut down later this month until repairs are done and investigations progress, company said April 12. Supply will be met from other companies' refineries or from spot market. Plant was processing 70,000 b/d if crude after blast. Plant will be shut until Sept at least, Co. said June 11. Exxon Torrance, CA 150.0 Hydrocracker - 20,500 b/d - was getting ready to be restarted, flaring to take place on May 6-10, Co. said May 5. Unit was shut April 28 after a compressor went offline. Impact unclear. Exxon puts out fire at remote part of plant on May 31. Mechanical issue at an unidentified unit has been resolved with a minor impact to production, Co. said June 14. Valero Benicia, CA 177.0 No impact from June 9 hole in a pipe hole or compressor that was shut to repair it, Co. said June 10. 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. Sunoco Marcus Hook 178.0 Key Gasoline Unit Restarted May 22 Valero Delaware 210.0 PBF Investments has closed April 2012 deal to buy plant. Petroplus said May 5 the plant would be restarted in 2Q of 2011. Western Yorktown 64.5 Planned work scheduled 3Q 2010. Q3 2010 VA GULF COAST Conoco Borger, TX 146.0 Maintenance activity to take place at several units June 5- July 22, with emissions from units including FCC, GOHDS, SCOT unit incinerator, SRU incinerator and units 41, 42, 45 and 98. Alon Krotz 100.0 Refinery will be back in "full Springs, La. operation" in the second half of May, Co. said May 6. Plant has been shut since Nov. 2009 for a turnaround. BP Texas City 455.8 Planned work began at an FCC vessel April 23. An unidentified unit was being restarted May 5-6, a filing said. Chevron Pascagoula 330.0 Pre-commercial heavy oil 2010 Miss. conversion project delayed (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires June 16, 2010 09:38 ET (13:38 GMT)