Valero Norco, LA 185.0 Hydrocracker project will 2013
finish in first quarter of 2013
and commence operating in the
second quarter, company said
on Oct. 10.
Upgrade project to build 2012
a new diesel hydrotreater
unit moved from 2010 to
4Q 2012.
Valero Port Arthur 325.0 Hydrocracker project will pro- Late
TX ceed and be completed in late 2012
2012. Unit startup is underway Dec.
7.
Valero Texas City, 225.0 FCCU maintenance for 8 weeks March
TX will begin in January 2013 2013
company said on Oct. 30.
Western El Paso,TX 122 Company will perform turnaround
Refining on north side of refinery
starting in February.
MIDWEST
BP Whiting, IN 336.0 Largest of 3 CDUs will soon shut 2nd Half
for replacement the company said on 2013
Oct. 31 as part of major expan-
sion project. Completion on track
for second-half 2013.
CVR Wynnewood, 70.0 Turnaround completed the company
Energy OK said on Nov. 27. The work got
underway on Sept. 27 and was inter-
rupted by Sept. 29 boiler explosion.
No other units were impacted by
the blast.
CVR Coffeyville, 115.7 Planned maintenance underway as
Energy KS of Dec. 2. Scope and length of
maintenance unknown.
Holly Tulsa, OK 125.0 The entire refinery will be shut Late
Frontier while West Plant section under- 2012
goes major turnaround maintenance
in late 2012, the company said on
Aug. 5, 2011.
Holly El Dorado 139.0 Coker unit undergoing maintenance
Frontier KS until further notice, traders said
on Sept. 14. No significant impact
to production is expected.
Husky Lima, OH 160.0 15-day maintenance planned at 4Q
diesel hydrotreater; 29 days at 2012
aromatics unit, set for 4Q 2012,
the company said on Feb. 9.
New 20,000-b/d kerosene hydro- 1stH
treater will start up in first 2013
half 2013, to company said on
Feb. 9.
45 days of major turnaround
scheduled in 2014; 70% of units
involved. Remaining 30% will under
go major turnaround in 2015, the
company said on Feb. 9.
Phillips 66 Roxana, 328 Hydrogen Sulfide flaring Dec. 8 due
Ill. to seal failure in cracker unit.
ROCKIES
WEST COAST
Phillips Wilmington 139.0 Planned maintenance under way
66 CA since Nov. 1 completed, the company
said on Nov. 26. The unit or
units involved in the work
weren't specified. Flaring may
be visible until Dec. 4.
Tesoro Wilmington 97.0 New vacuum distillation tower
CA project completed and fully
operational, the company said on
Nov. 27.
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