US Refinery Status: Valero Begins Shut Down Of -2-

                                which will increase capacity 
                                to 71,000 bbls. Construction of 
                                a new crude unit is now scheduled 
                                to begin in January 2010. 
 
Frontier   Cheyenne       52.0  The refinery is operating at     n/a 
           WY                   reduced rates for economic 
                                reasons. 
 
 
WEST COAST 
 
Alon       Paramount     55.0   Hydrocracker project post- 
           CA                   poned indefinitely, the Co. 
                                said on Feb. 4 
 
Chevron    Richmond,    243.0   Hydrocracking Unit and re-       Jun 27 
           CA                   former shut May 28 for 30- 
                                days planned maintenance. 
 
                                Judge halts construction on 
                                expansion project July 1. 
 
Exxon      Torrance     155.0   Maintenance will begin in July   July 
Mobil                           at one of two 26,000-b/d coker 
                                units, traders said on May 22. 
 
                                Work began July 7, on SRU 
                                Hydrogen Unit. Will last 
                                few weeks 
 
Flint      North Pole   210.0   One of three processing          n/a 
Hills      AK                   units has been shut due 
                                to low jet fuel demand, 
                                the co. confirmed on Mar. 
                                19. 
 
Shell      Martinez     155.0   Crude Unit and Coker Unit        Aug 15 
           CA                   to shut for planned main- 
                                tenance on July 10; re- 
                                start seen Aug. 15. 
 
 
Tesoro    Wilmington,     97.0  39-days of turnaround main- 
          CA                    tenance is planned for 
                                fourth-quarter 2009. 
 
 
 
Tesoro    Wilmington,     97.0  39-days of turnaround main- 
          CA                    tenance is planned for 
                                fourth-quarter 2009. 
 
 
 

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