IIR Top Refining News Today: April 29th 2020

Citgo Petroleum continues with a planned maintenance turnaround of the 100,000-BBL/d crude (Sour) unit, associated Vacuum and 60,000-BBL/d Delayed Coker 2 units at its 420,000-BBL/d Lake Charles Refinery in Westlake, Louisiana. The event, which started on April 6, has about three weeks remaining. Additionally, the facility is running at reduced rates -- estimated at a 20% de-rate -- due to economics brought about by COVID-19, and is expected to do so until around May 21.