EU Refinery Maintenance Update

The latest update on the European refinery maintenance schedule.

• In Germany, Bayernoil’s Vohburg refinery halted the 40kbpd VDU on 7 January according to WoodMac. The 60kbpd (Topping 2) remained offline since 10 October.
• Bayernoil’s Neustadt refinery shut the hydrogen plant on 1 January. The 40kbpd visbreaker remained shut since 6 October according to WoodMac.
• The Miro refinery had elevated flaring on 14 January, which has previously been associated with operational issues and maintenance according to WoodMac.
• In France, TotalEnergies reported the trip of a unit at the Gonfreville Normandy oil refinery again on 15 January according to a community alert. The unit was not specified.
• Total’s Feyzin refinery shut the CDU and VDU in an unplanned outage on 20 December according to Bloomberg. Works are scheduled to last until 16 February, affecting 109kbpd.
• Total’s Donges refinery saw increased activity at the 220kbpd CDU and 97kbpd VDU on 14 January, but remained below normal levels. The 39kbpd visbreaker and the 55kbpd FCC remained offline since 18 December and 13 December, respectively.
• Exxon Mobil’s Fos Sur Mer refinery is planning a major turnaround in early 2024, ESSO SAF CEO said previously. Bloomberg estimates works to take place between 20 January and 31 March. N ne
• 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 according to Bloomberg.
• Ineo’s Grangemouth refinery’s VDU and hydrocracker remained offline since early April.
• In Belgium, TotalEnergies is looking to postpone 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 83kbpd VDU at BP’s Rotterdam refinery remains halted since 11 April to Bloomberg. BP plans a turnaround this spring at the refinery, a person familiar with the matter said. Works are scheduled to start in April and are expected to last several weeks.
• In Italy, Eni’s Agib Taranto refinery is planning works at the residual hydrocracker from 14 February. Works could result in a full halt, people familiar with the operations told Bloomberg.
• Anonima’s Falconeri refinery has planned works between 10 January and 11 February affecting 78kbpd according to Bloomberg.
• In Croatia, the INA Rijeka refinery has planned works until 29 February affecting 90kbpd. The unit halted on 14 December according to Bloomberg.