Released November 19, 2020 | SUGAR LAND
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North America
Sasol is evaluating the timing and scheduling for a 45- to-60-day turnaround of the 920 million-pound-per-year Ethylene East unit (old unit) at its Lake Charles, Louisiana, Chemical Complex, due to COVID-19 and damages from Hurricane Laura. The turnaround is scheduled to begin in March 2021; however, plans are very tentative.
ExxonMobil completed a planned maintenance turnaround of the 51,500-BBL/d Delayed Coker unit on November 17, which began September 12, at its 557,000-BBL/d Baytown, Texas, refinery.
Valero continues with restart procedures at its 135,000-BBL/d Meraux, Louisiana, refinery, after losing power and being forced to shut down on November 18. The refinery will return to a 15% production rate reduction due to COVID-19.
International
Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company remains on schedule to perform a 30-day maintenance turnaround of the 3.2 billion-pound-per-year ethylene unit, which will start February 17, 2021, at its Jubail Complex in Saudi Arabia. Expectations are to complete repairs and restart the unit by March 18.
ONGC Petro Additions Limited remains on schedule to perform a 30-day planned turnaround of the 2.4 billion-pound-per-year ethylene unit, which will begin May 16, 2021, at its Dahej Complex in India. Expectations are to complete repairs and restart the unit by June 14.
Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company continues with an unplanned shutdown, which began October 27, of the 2.2 billion-pound-per-year ethylene unit at its Bandar Imam Complex in Iran, due to a fire and explosion in the complex. Expectations are to complete repairs and restart the unit by November 22. As a result, the 22-day planned maintenance shutdown of the unit, which was scheduled for February 21, 2021, is taking place during the ongoing shutdown.
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