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Exxon's Baytown, Texas, refinery to shut gasoline unit by early next week: Reuters
Posted on 4/3/20 at 11:31 am
Posted on 4/3/20 at 11:31 am
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HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp plans to shut the small gasoline-producing unit at its 560,500 barrels-per-day (bpd) Baytown, Texas, refinery by early next week because of low demand due to efforts to halt the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
The shutdown of the 90,000 bpd gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker 2 (FCC 2) could happen as early as this weekend, sources said.
Exxon spokesman Jeremy Eikenberry said operations were continuing at the Baytown refinery, but declined to discuss the status of specific units.
The shutdown would mean all three of Exxon’s U.S. Gulf Coast refineries have reduced production.
Crude oil intake was reduced by 60,000 bpd at the company’s 502,500 bpd Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery, sources familiar with operations at that plant told Reuters.
Exxon’s 369,024 barrel-per-day Beaumont, Texas, refinery began a planned overhaul with the shutdown of the 240,000 bpd crude distillation unit (CDU) on Monday.
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Posted on 4/3/20 at 11:32 am to rickgrimes
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fluidic catalytic cracker
That’s my rapper name
Posted on 4/3/20 at 11:32 am to rickgrimes
Whoa.
How long does it take to start a unit of that size up again?
How long does it take to start a unit of that size up again?
Posted on 4/3/20 at 11:33 am to rickgrimes
That's not good.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 11:34 am to cable
quote:
And?
They employ a lot of people in this area and Texas
Posted on 4/3/20 at 11:34 am to rickgrimes
An effort to curb supply?
Posted on 4/3/20 at 11:39 am to rickgrimes
Sad day... Had to pawn my truck nuts.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 11:42 am to upgrayedd
quote:
How long does it take to start a unit of that size up again?
Depends on their definition of shutdown.
If it's a total shutdown where everything cools off and has to be brought back to temp vs idling where temps are maintained and feedstock is stopped or recirculating.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 11:43 am to rickgrimes
88 cent gas was fun while it lasted
Posted on 4/3/20 at 11:43 am to Tyga Woods
quote:
fluidic catalytic cracker
quote:
That’s my rapper name
"Ladies & gentlemen, please welcome FCC"
Posted on 4/3/20 at 11:45 am to rickgrimes
Valero Norco already stopped producing gasoline. Jet fuel and diesel only.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 11:53 am to rickgrimes
My dad works there...gunna have to ask them about it.
He designs plants and doesn’t operate them though so I doubt he will be affected. Retiree anyway.
He designs plants and doesn’t operate them though so I doubt he will be affected. Retiree anyway.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:58 pm to upgrayedd
quote:
Whoa.
How long does it take to start a unit of that size up again?
Not as long as it will take gasoline inventories to fall once demand starts coming back. The bigger question is how many problems they find once they bring it down. I would guess that they’ll try to knock out some amount of shutdown maintenance work while the unit is offline, but that depends on when the last turnaround occurred and how they are managing contractors with the COVID concerns.
Shutting down the FCCU doesn’t mean the refinery will stop producing gasoline altogether either. Still big news though. This would seem to indicate we are close to the floor for gasoline prices.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 2:22 pm to upgrayedd
quote:
How long does it take to start a unit of that size up again?
Usually several days, assuming they don't find damage once it's shut down. Those units are filled with all kinds of things (like refractory linings) that can break and need replacement if cooled down or heated up too fast. Most people don't really appreciate just how hot a refinery runs and the thermal management in starting up and shutting down a unit is no simple task. To start up or shut down is a balancing act of introducing or removing feedstocks and energy to the unit in a manner that doesn't damage the unit. Then, once it is started up, it takes a little more time to adjust everything in the unit so it's producing on spec product that can be sent to the product tanks.
If they're just putting them into standby and maintaining higher temperatures in expectation of starting up again soon, they can get back online much sooner.
Starting and stopping those things isn't just "push a button and off we go".
This post was edited on 4/3/20 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 4/3/20 at 2:42 pm to rickgrimes
Hey A&M Fans:
Here’s the answer to YOUR most passionate question from the OP:
Here’s the answer to YOUR most passionate question from the OP:
quote:
Exxon spokesman Jeremy Eikenberry
Posted on 4/3/20 at 2:51 pm to High C
They have no where to put the gas. We simply aren’t using it. Marathon in Garyville I heard was down to 20% production and looking to cut further.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 2:56 pm to High C
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An effort to curb supply?
An effort to quit losing money. There is such a glut of gasoline and jet fuel right now that they cannot sell it for any type of profit and they are running out of space to store it.
I told people this was going to happen in a previous thread and some jerkoffs said no way. It cost too much to shut down and start up. Chemical plants will still produce as long as feed stocks stay cheap, but until demand dictates that gasoline and jet fuel are profitable again, we will see more of these
Posted on 4/3/20 at 2:58 pm to skidry
If that’s true I’m honestly shocked they can keep running. On the other hand, motiva port Arthur refinery is increasing rates to meet the demand in South America
Posted on 4/3/20 at 3:00 pm to Oilfieldbiology
We had a poster on here claiming oil would be back in the $60's by June.
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