Marathon Oil to Begin Planned Turnaround at Kentucky Refinery

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Catlettsburg Refining LLC (Catlettsburg, Kentucky), a subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) (Houston, Texas), today will begin a planned turnaround at its 212,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) refinery in Catlettsburg, in northeastern Kentucky.

The turnaround will entail maintenance on the 42,000-BBL/d high-pressure vacuum gas oil (VGO) hydrotreater unit. The mechanical portion of the turnaround is expected to begin February 12, and the turnaround is expected to be completed in the first week of March.

Later this year, planned turnarounds on the refinery's 25,000-BBL/d kerosene hydrodesulfurization unit and 35,000-BBL/d low-pressure VGO hydrotreater unit are also planned.

Marathon obtained full ownership of the Catlettsburg Refinery in 2005. The facility processes a range of sweet and sour crudes. Products include gasoline, diesel, kerosene, jet fuel, propane and asphalt, among others.

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