12 Mar 2021 | 17:04 UTC — New York

REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: USGC capacity returns slowly as polar vortex repairs continue

US Gulf Coast refiners continue repairing their plants after a polar vortex swept through the region in mid-February, with S&P Global Platts Analytics estimating that 6.3 million b/d of US refining capacity is offline for the week ended March 12. They expect this to rise to 6 million b/d in the week ended 19.

REFINERY OUTAGES

Owner

Refinery

Capacity

Unit Name

Unit b/d

Start

End

b/d

PADD I (US ATLANTIC COAST)

PBF

Paulsboro, NJ

160,000

Partial shutdown

85,000

Q1 2021

NA

PBF

Delaware City, DE

182,200

Emissions

NA

1/17/2021

NA

PADD II (US MIDWEST)

BP-Husky (Cenovus)

Lima, OH

155,000

FCCU

55,000

1/1/2021

2/15/2021

CVR

Wynnewood, OK

74,500

Plant

74,500

Q2 2020

Q4 2021

RD hydrocracker conversion

26,500

Q2 2020

Q3 2021

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

NA

CVR

Coffeyville, KS

132,000

Process upset

NA

2/7/2021

NA

ExxonMobil

Joliet, IL

238,600

cogen offline

NA

2/7/2021

NA

HollyFrontier

Tulsa, OK

155,300

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

2/26/2021

HollyFrontier

Tulsa, OK East plant

70,300

Planned work

NA

2/9/2020

2/26/2021

Husky/Cenovus

Superior, WI

45,000

Heavy crude unit

25,000

4/26/2018

Q1 2023

Light crude unit

20,000

4/26/2018

2022

Meridian

Davis, ND

49,500

Plant

49,500

Q3 2023

Q1 2024

Marathon

Catlettsburg, KY

291,000

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

NA

Marathon

St. Paul Park, MN

103,000

SRU

NA

4/1/2021

4/30/2021

PBF Energy

Toledo, OH

172,800

Planned work reformer

51,800

2/15/2021

3/12/2021

Planned work crude cuts

86,000

Phillips 66

Ponca City, OK

207,000

FCCU regenerator

76,912

2/8/2021

NA

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

Valero

Ardmore, OK

86,000

Plant

NA

12/30/2020

2/3/2021

FCCU power outage

30,000

2/3/2021

NA

WRB

Wood River, IL

356,000

2 units upset

NA

2/7/2021

NA

Cold weather impact

2/14/2021

NA

PADD III (US GULF COAST)

Calcasieu Refining

Lake Charles, LA

135,000

Idled

135,000

8/1/2020

NA

Calumet Specialty

Cotton Valley, LA

13,020

Cold weather impact

13,020

2/15/2021

2/25/2021

Calumet Specialty

Shreveport, LA

57,000

Cold weather impact t/a delayed

2/1/2021

3/15/2021

Calumet Specialty

Princeton, LA

83,000

Cold weather impact

83,000

2/15/2021

2/25/2021

Chevron

Pasadena, TX

112,229

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

3/11/2021

Citgo

Corpus Christi, TX

167,500

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

3/4/2021

Citgo

Lake Charles, LA

167,500

FCCU work

83,800

1/15/2021

2/11/2021

167,500

Cold weather impact

NA

2/14/2021

NA

Deer Park

Deer Park TX

381,000

FCCU work

75,000

1/3/2021

2/12/2021

381,000

Cold weather impact

2/14/2021

3/12/2021

Delek US

Big Spring, TX

73,000

FCCU work

23,500

3/3/2021

NA

SRU #2

NA

3/10/2021

NA

Delek US

Krotz Springs, LA

80,000

Partial shutdown

60,000

11/15/2020

Q1 2021

Delek US

Tyler, TX

75,000

FCCU

20,250

3/10/2021

NA

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

NA

Delek US

El Dorado, AK

83,000

Cold weather impact t/a moved up

83,000

2/15/2021

3/15/2021

ExxonMobil

Baytown, TX

560,500

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

3/5/2021

ExxonMobil

Beaumont, TX

369,024

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

NA

Hole in coker unit pipe

2/20/2021

NA

Flint Hills

Corpus Christi, TX

338,500

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2020

3/4/2021

Product pipeline leak

NA

3/11/2021

3/11/2021

Lyondell Basell

Houston, TX

263,776

CDU shutdown

NA

2/12/2021

2/25/2021

Cold weather impact

2/15/2021

NA

Marathon

Gallup, NM

27,000

Shut down

27,000

Q2 2020

NA

Marathon

El Paso, TX

131,000

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

NA

Marathon

Galveston Bay, TX

585,000

planned work

NA

Q1 2021

Q1 2021

Cold weather impact

2/15/2021

3/7/2021

Motiva

Port Arthur, TX

607,000

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

3/11/2021

Phillips 66

Sweeny, TX

265,000

Cold weather impact

NA

1/31/2021

NA

Phillips 66

Belle Chasse, LA

255,600

Plant

NA

8/23/2020

1/14/2021

San Antonio Refinery

San Antonio, TX

20,000

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

NA

Shell

Convent, LA

211,146

Permanent shut down

211,146

11/15/2020

NA

Shell

Norco, LA

227,400

Flaring/catalyst

NA

1/28/2021

NA

Total S.A.

Port Arthur, TX

225,500

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

3/16/2021

Valero

Houston, TX

205,000

FCCU upset

NA

1/8/2021

1/9/2021

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

NA

Valero

Corpus Christi, TX

290,000

Reformer shut

NA

2/9/2021

NA

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

2/28/2021

HCU repairs

51,000

3/11/2021

NA

Valero

McKee, TX

195,000

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

NA

Valero

Texas City, TX

225,000

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

NA

Valero

Port Arthur, TX

335,000

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

NA

WRB

Borger, TX

146,000

FCCU

56,000

2/14/2021

NA

Cold weather impact

NA

2/15/2021

NA

FCCU snag

NA

3/9/2021

NA

PADD IV (US ROCKIES)

HollyFrontier

Cheyenne, WY

48,000

Repurposed

48,000

8/1/2020

NA

Chevron

Salt Lake City, UT

54,720

Flaring

NA

2/1/2021

NA

Calumet

Great Falls, MT

25,000

RD co-process 12,000

12,000

Q1 2022

Q1 2023

PADD V (US WEST COAST)

BP

Cherry Point, WA

242,000

Planned unit shutdown

NA

2/24/2021

3/3/2021

Chevron

El Segundo, CA

269,000

NA

73,800

2/9/2021

NA

Marathon Petroleum

Martinez, CA

161,000

Repurposed

161,000

Q2 2020

NA

Marathon Petroleum

Anacortes, WA

119,000

Planned work FCCU

51,500

2/3/2021

2/14/2021

PBF

Torrance, CA

160,000

Planned work

NA

H2 2021

H2 2021

Planned work

NA

3/1/2021

NA

PBF

Martinez, CA

156,400

Planned work

NA

H2 2021

H2 2021

Par Pacific Holdings

Honolulu, HA

148,000

Partial shutdown

54,000

Q3 2020

NA

Par Pacific Holdings

Tacoma, WA

40,700

NA

NA

Q1 2021

Q1 2020

Phillips 66

Rodeo, CA

120,200

Repurposed

120,200

2020

2024

Phillips 66

Santa Maria, CA

44,500

To be shut down

44,500

2023

2023

Shell

Anacortes, WA

145,000

CRU trip

21,700

1/13/2021

NA

FCCU upset

57,900

1/12/2021

NA

FCCU trip

57,900

2/4/2021

NA

flaring from both flares

3/7/2021

NA

Valero

Wilmington, CA

85,000

SRU upset

NA

3/6/2021

NA

US VIRGIN ISLANDS

Limetree Bay

St. Croix, USVI

176,400

restart

172,400

1/15/2021

NA

CANADA

Parkland

Burbaby, BC

55,000

small maintenance project

NA

12/1/2021

12/31/2021

North Atlantic Refining

Come by Chance, NF

130,000

Warm idle mode

130,000

3/29/2020

NA

Suncor

Edmonton, AB

142,000

Expansion

146,250

Q4 2020

Q12021


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