Released August 05, 2020 | SUGAR LAND
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North America
Marathon on August 3 experienced a fire at a wastewater lift station at its Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas. The fire was put out, and the 75,000-BBL/d UU3 Reformer has begun to restart. The 225,000-BBL/d PS 3B (crude), 65,000-BBL/d UU 4 Reformer and 60,000-BBL/d DDU 300 (diesel hydrotreater) should be restarted within 24 to 48 hours. The units shut down the end of May for planned turnarounds and restarted at the end of July. The refinery is derated due to low demand for auto fuel and product as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Valero on August 3 restarted the 57,000-BBL/d hydrocracker/hydrotreater combo unit at its 230,000-BBL/d Saint Charles Refinery in Louisiana, after repairs that began in late June.
Par Hawaii will begin a 35-day plant-wide turnaround, on August 10, at its 148,000-BBL/d Kapolei, Hawaii, refinery.
International
Abadan Oil Refining Company (AORC) has rescheduled a 30-day planned maintenance shutdown of the 80,000-BBL/d Crude Distillation Unit 1 and 90,000-BBL/d Visbreaker at its 450,000-BBL/d Abadan Refinery in Iran, due to a worker strike. The turnaround, which previously was planned to start on August 1, is now scheduled to begin by October 1. Expectations are to complete repairs and restart the units by October 30.
Nayara Energy Limited on July 19 was forced to derate its 405,000-BBL/d Vadinar Refinery in India by 15%, due to low demand as a result of COVID-19. As of now, the units are expected to resume normal throughput gradually by August 17. Additionally, Nayara Energy Limited has rescheduled a plant-wide 22-day minor maintenance turnaround, which includes eight major units. The turnaround, which was previously planned to begin September 1, is now expected to begin October 1.
PT Pertamina Persero Balikpapan continues to run its 260,000-BBL/d Balikpapan Refinery in Indonesia at 83% capacity, due to poor economics. Expectations are to resume normal operations by September 30. Refinery runs have been derated since June 1.
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