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Released August 31, 2022 | SUGAR LAND
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North America
Motiva, on August 30, shut down the 81,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) Fluid Catalytic Cracker Unit (FCCU) 3 for unplanned repairs at its 640,000-BBL/d refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. The cause is unknown at this time, but plant personnel hope to have the unit back online by this weekend.
Pemex TRI's 150,000-BBL/d Combinada 2 (Crude 2) unit at its 270,000-BBL/d refinery in Cadereyta, Mexico, remains offline due to inventory controls related to related to company finances. The unit was offline during July due to a lack of water supply. The 120,000-BBL/d Combinada 1 (Crude 1) is running at 110,000 BBL/d, while the rest of the processing units are being kept at approximately 40% of normal capacity.
International
State Company for Oil Products (SCOP) plans to start the test run of the lone Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) and 72,000-BBL/d Vacuum Distillation Unit (VDU) at its 140,000-BBL/d Karbala Refinery in Iraq by October 20; the commercial startup is tentatively scheduled for November 20.
ENAP Refinerias SA continues with the restart process at its 115,700-BBL/d Bio Bio Refinery in Chile. A plant-wide turnaround began on April 15, and it has been extended due to contractual constraints. The 50,300-BBL/d Topping 1 unit and 20,100-BBL/d FCCU are tentatively scheduled to restart by September 3. An upgrade project on the 13,000-BBL/d Delayed Coker is still underway, with the completion behind schedule. The unit may restart by early to mid-September along with the 15,700-BBL/d HDG (Gasoline Hydrotreater) Unit.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
Motiva, on August 30, shut down the 81,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) Fluid Catalytic Cracker Unit (FCCU) 3 for unplanned repairs at its 640,000-BBL/d refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. The cause is unknown at this time, but plant personnel hope to have the unit back online by this weekend.
Pemex TRI's 150,000-BBL/d Combinada 2 (Crude 2) unit at its 270,000-BBL/d refinery in Cadereyta, Mexico, remains offline due to inventory controls related to related to company finances. The unit was offline during July due to a lack of water supply. The 120,000-BBL/d Combinada 1 (Crude 1) is running at 110,000 BBL/d, while the rest of the processing units are being kept at approximately 40% of normal capacity.
International
State Company for Oil Products (SCOP) plans to start the test run of the lone Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) and 72,000-BBL/d Vacuum Distillation Unit (VDU) at its 140,000-BBL/d Karbala Refinery in Iraq by October 20; the commercial startup is tentatively scheduled for November 20.
ENAP Refinerias SA continues with the restart process at its 115,700-BBL/d Bio Bio Refinery in Chile. A plant-wide turnaround began on April 15, and it has been extended due to contractual constraints. The 50,300-BBL/d Topping 1 unit and 20,100-BBL/d FCCU are tentatively scheduled to restart by September 3. An upgrade project on the 13,000-BBL/d Delayed Coker is still underway, with the completion behind schedule. The unit may restart by early to mid-September along with the 15,700-BBL/d HDG (Gasoline Hydrotreater) Unit.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
