22 May 2020 | 18:35 UTC — New York

REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: Alberta's Sturgeon refinery begins bitumen processing as Canadian runs increase

New York — Alberta's 80,000 b/d Sturgeon refinery ramped up to full operations in April as it began processing local bitumen to produce ultra low sulfur diesel and other refined products. Overall, Canadian refinery runs increased to 1.31 million b/d of 67% of capacity for the week ended May 12, up from the 1.27 million b/d the week earlier, according to National Energy Board data.

PADD I (US ATLANTIC COAST)

Monroe Energy

Trainer, PA

190,000

COVID-19 run cuts

130,000

4/15/2020

NA

PBF

Delaware City, DE

182,200

alkylation unit

11,000

2/15/2020

3/30/2020

182,200

COVID-19 run cuts

125,000

4/15/2020

NA

182,200

CDU

180,000

10/1/2020

11/15/2020

PBF

Paulsboro, NJ

160,000

Reformer

32,000

Q2 2020

Q2 2020

160,000

COVID-19 run cuts

108,000

4/15/2020

NA

Phillips 66

Bayway, NJ

258,000

HSFO to LSFO

NA

2020

2020

258,000

FCCU

145,000

2/6/2020

3/15/2020

258,000

COVID-19 run cuts

130,000

4/15/2020

NA

PADD II (US MIDWEST)

BP

Whiting, IN

413,500

CDU

70,000

6/15/2020

7/15/2020

BP-Husky

Toledo, OH

155,000

COVID-19 run cuts

NA

4/20/2020

NA

Citgo

Lemont, IL

179,265

unspecified unit shutdown

NA

3/24/2020

NA

ExxonMobil

Joliet, IL

238,600

plant

NA

1/22/2020

1/30/2020

Flint Hills

Pine Bend, MN

320,000

CDU

45,000

1/15/2020

1/29/2020

HollyFrontier

Tulsa, OK

162,000

Coker

8,500

2/1/2020

3/15/2020

Husky

Superior, WI

50,000

CDU-work suspended by COVID 19

38,000

4/26/2018

NA

FCCU-work suspended by COVID 19

11,323

4/20/2020

NA

partial operations

NA

full operations

NA

Husky

Lima, OH

177,000

COVID-19 run cuts

NA

4/20/2020

NA

Marathon

Robinson, IL

228,000

Coker

28,100

3/1/2020

4/1/2020

Meridian

Davis, ND

49,500

plant

NA

NA

NA

PBF

Toledo, OH

172,800

COVID-19 run cuts

PBF

Toledo, OH

172,800

Alkylation unit

82,000

2/1/2020

3/31/2020

9,000

2/1/2020

3/31/2020

Phillips 66

Ponca City, OK

207,000

CDU

65,000

3/1/2020

4/15/2020

Valero

Memphis, TN

180,000

CDU

NA

1/15/2020

3/1/2020

PADD III (US GULF COAST)

Chevron

Pasadena, TX

112,229

FCCU

52,000

4/15/2020

5/15/2020

CDU

117,000

4/10/2020

5/15/2020

Chevron

Pasadena, TX

112,229

COVID-19 run cuts

79,000

4/1/2020

NA

Chevron

Pascagoula, MS

356,440

COVID-19 run cuts

25,000

4/1/2020

Citgo

Corpus Christi, TX

157,500

platformer

51,500

4/6/2020

NA

Citgo

Lake Charles, LA

418,000

CDU

NA

1/11/2020

2/28/2020

reformer

50,000

Delek US

Big Spring, TX

73,000

CDU

71,500

1/22/2020

NA

CDU

75,000

3/15/2020

ExxonMobil

Baton Rouge, LA

505,200

FCCU

23,000

2/1/2020

3/6/2020

COVID-19 run cuts

435,000

3/22/2020

NA

ExxonMobil

Beaumont, TX

369,024

Extended planned CDU work

285,000

3/30/2020

6/18/2020

Marathon

Gallup, TX

26,000

COVID-19 temporary shutdown

26,000

4/15/2020

NA

Motiva

Port Arthur, TX

610,000

CDU

NA

1/6/2020

3/17/2020

Shell

Norco, LA

218,200

Power outage

NA

4/2/2020

NA

Valero

Three Rivers, TX

89,000

CDU

NA

1/15/2020

1/30/2020

Valero

McKee, Texas

195,000

COVID-19 run cuts

NA

4/12/2020

NA

Valero

St. Charles, Louisiana

215,000

shut FCC after turnaround

100,000

3/15/2020

NA

Phillips 66

Belle Chasse, LA

260,000

COVID-19 run cuts

208,000

3/23/2020

NA

Phillips 66

Sweeny, TX

265,000

COVID-19 run cuts

212,000

3/23/2020

NA

Sweeny, TX

265,000

coker

78,700

3/26/2020

3/26/2020

WRB

Borger, TX

146,000

COVID-19 run cuts

NA

3/23/2020

NA

plant

NA

NA

3/15/2020

PADD IV (US ROCKIES)

Suncor

Denver, CO

103,000

plant

3/1/2020

4/15/2020

Par Pacific Holdings

Newcastle, WY

18,000

CDU

37,000

Q4 2020

Q4 2020

Phillips 66

Billings, MT

60,000

COVID-19 run cuts

48,000

3/23/2020

NA

PADD V (US WEST COAST)

Chevron

El Segundo, CA

269,000

COVID-19 run cuts

135,000

3/15/2020

NA

Chevron

Richmond, CA

245,271

COVID-19 run cuts

123,000

3/15/2020

NA

Marathon Petroleum

Los Angeles, CA

363,000

refinery integration project

1/5/2020

NA

Marathon Petroleum

Martinez, CA

161,500

COVID-19 temporary shutdown

4/15/2020

NA

Marathon Petroleum

Anacortes, WA

119,000

FCCU

51,300

2/21/2020

3/31/2020

reformer

30,000

Par Pacific Holdings

Honolulu, HA

148,000

deferred plant work on COVID-19

NA

Q3 2020

Q3 2020

COVID-19 run cuts

NA

3/25/2020

NA

Phillips 66

Los Angeles, CA

139,000

plant

NA

1/21/2020

4/1/2020

NA

NA

NA

CANADA

Husky

Lloydminster, SK

90,000

full plant, increase diesel

10,000

Q3 2020

Q3 2020

Imperial

Sarnia, ON

120,000

CDU

120,000

Q3 2020

Q3 2020

Coker

24,300

Q3 2020

Q3 2020

Sturgeon

Northwest Redwater, AB

80,000

Bitumen processing begins

5/1/2020

5/1/2020

Syncrude

Mildred Lake, AB

NA

Syncrude 8-2 coker

NA

Q3 2020

Q3 2020

Co-Op Refinery Complex

Regina, SK

130,000

CDU

80,000

12/5/2019

2020

plant

15% below

NA

Suncor

Montreal, QC

137,000

COVID-19 run cuts

NA

3/26/2020

NA

North Atlantic Refining

Come by Chance, NF

130,000

COVID-19 plant shutdown

130,000

3/29/2020

NA

Irving Oil

Saint John, NB

330,000

COVID-19 run cuts 25%

NA

3/29/2020

NA

Parkland Fuels

Burnaby, BC

55,200

plant

55,200

NA

4/20/2020

Tidewater

Prince George, BC

12,000

debottlenecking

4/20/2020

5/4/2020

Editor:

Richard Rubin