Today's Refining Hotline Headlines

North America
Vertex Energy, on March 1, started a planned 25-day turnaround of the 13,500-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) Reformer 1 and 25,000-BBL/d HDS Reformer Feed units at its 80,000-BBL/d Mobile Refinery in Saraland, Alabama. Separately, the 40,000-BBL/d Crude 1 unit will undergo an approximately eight-day maintenance event in mid-March.

Pemex TRI continues with planned repairs at its 245,000-BBL/d Refineria Ingeniero Antonio M Amor (Salamanca) Refinery in Mexico. Four units are expected to resume operations on March 17, while the Merox MT unit began a 21-day planned turnaround on February 29. Separately, the 14,000-BBL/d HDS U-7 (Diesel) unit will begin 30 days of planned repairs on March 15.

International
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, on March 1, began a 30-day shutdown of the 70,000-BBL/d Crude Distillation Unit at its 190,000-BBL/d Mumbai Refinery in India. Expectations are to restart the unit by March 30. Separately, the 20,000-BBL/d Fluid Catalytic Cracker Unit (FCCU) 1 and 48,000-BBL/d diesel hydrodesulfurization unit also are offline for a 30-day shutdown, and expectations are to restart the units by March 27.

Pakistan Refinery Limited delayed the restart of its 55,000-BBL/d Karachi Refinery in Pakistan, which has been under a major maintenance shutdown since January 30. The restart now is expected March 9.

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