Today's Refining Hotline Headlines

North America
Valero Refining continues unplanned repairs on the 65,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) Fluid Catalytic Cracker Unit at its 190,000-BBL/d refinery in Memphis, Tennessee. Expectations are to restart the unit on December 1.

International
SK Energy Company Limited, on November 22, was forced to shut down the 240,000-BBL/d Crude 4 Unit at its 840,000-BBL/d Ulsan Refinery in South Korea, due to a column equipment issue. Expectations are to resume normal operations by December 6.

Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) continues with the shutdown of Crude Block 1 and Crude Block 3 at its 615,000-BBL/d Mina Al Zour Refinery in Kuwait. The units have been under shutdown since November 12 due to an interruption of fuel gas supplies. The units are tentatively expected to be gradually restarted by November 26.

NNPC delayed the restart of the old 60,000-BBL/d PHRC complex at its 210,000-BBL/d Port Harcourt Refinery in Nigeria. Expectations now are to restart the units by December 15. Separately, the restart of the new PHRC complex remains on the same schedule. The refinery has been under a planned shutdown for rehabilitation jobs since December 15, 2021.

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