EU Refinery Maintenance Update

The latest update on the European refinery maintenance schedule.

• In Germany, Bayernoil’s Vohburg refinery started maintenance in early October. The 60kbpd CDU Topping 2 halted on 10 October and has not restarted since. Other units restarted according to Bloomberg.
• Raffenerie Heide’s Klesch Heidi refinery shut down the 36kbpd CDU on 12 November in a planned outage. The unit is scheduled to return on 3 January according to Bloomberg.
• In France, Exxon Mobil’s Fos refinery is planning a major turnaround in early 2024, the Esso SAF CEO said, cited by Bloomberg. Maintenance is scheduled to start on 20 January to last until end March, affecting 131kbpd.
• Exxon Mobil planned to shut down a chemical unit at the Gravenchon refinery on 11 December according to a community alert.
• Total’s Donges refinery shut down equipment on 12 December, the firm said in a statement.
• In the UK, Total’s Fina Lindsey refinery is scheduled to undergo planned maintenance starting 16 January until 13 March according to Bloomberg.
• Essar’s Stanlowe refinery is scheduled to start planned maintenance for six weeks on 1 February at a crude and hydrogen tie-in unit.
• The Prax Lindsey refinery shut the 78kbpd VDU on 30 November according to WoodMac. Increased activity was observed on 14 December. The cogeneration unit remained offline since end September according to WoodMac.
• Ineo’s Grangemouth refinery’s VDU and hydrocracker remained offline since early April.
• Exxon Mobil’s Fawley refinery halted the 188kbpd crude units on 20 November. Maintenance is expected to last until 30 December according o Bloomberg.
• In Belgium, Total’s Antwerp refinery shutdown the 58kbpd gasoline hydrotreater on 12 December according to WoodMac. TotalEnergies is looking at postponing planned work on a gasoline producing unit next year at its Antwerp refinery according to Bloomberg sources. The unit is currently undergoing unplanned maintenance. The larger of the two FCCs - offline since August following a fault - is scheduled to have a new reactor installed in October 2024 but that is possibly now moved to 2025 the source said.
• In the Netherlands, the VDU at BP’s Rotterdam refinery remains halted since 11 April, the small hit on crude runs is estimated at 38kbpd according to Bloomberg.
• In Italy, Lukoil’s ISAB refinery shut down in an unplanned outage on 24 November until 31 January, affecting 124kbpd, according to Bloomberg. WoodMac reported the units restarted on 8 December.
• In Croatia, the INA Rijeka refinery has planned works until 29 February affecting 90kbpd. The unit halted on 14 December according to Bloomberg.