Today's Refining Hotline Headlines

North America
Texas International Terminals expects its 50,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) refinery in Galveston, Texas, will remain shut down until the end of the week.

International
Dangote Industries Limited further delayed the commercial startup of the lone crude unit at its 650,000-BBL/d Lekki Refinery in Nigeria due to a delay in crude supply. The refinery now expects to receive the crude oil by December, while the commercial startup is tentatively scheduled for mid-February 2024.

Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC), on November 12, was forced to shut down its 615,000-BBL/d Mina Al Zour Refinery in Kuwait due to the interruption of fuel gas supplies because of a malfunction in one of the main valves. Tentative expectations are to restart the units by November 17 and gradually resume normal operations by next week.

Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Limited (SAMREF) delayed the restart of the 400,000-BBL/d Yanbu Refinery in Saudi Arabia, which has been under a refinery-wide planned turnaround since October 12. The units now are expected to be back online by November 19.

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