European Refinery Highlights August

Litvinov, Czech Republic, went offline Aug 21 for unexploded WW2 bomb, clearance 29/30 at the earliest after delays.

• Shell has begun maintenance at the 187k b/d Godorf section of its Rhineland refinery as of Aug. 26 out until at least mid-October – Argus.
• TotalEnergies plans to turnaround its 227,000 bpd Leuna refinery in Germany from September into November – Bloomberg.
• OMV halted the crude unit at its Burghausen oil refinery in south Germany following a leak that occurred on Aug. 7.
• Shell is planning to stop processing crude at Wesseling from next year, converting a diesel-making unit at that site to make base oils. Godorf and Wesseling have combined capacity of about 327,000 barrels of crude a day.
• Shell Pernis, Netherlands: Decreased activity began at the 49k b/d FCC during the evening of Aug. 11 - IIR.
• TotalEnergies, Antwerp – number of units out Aug 24, VDU restarted Aug 25, number of other units down – IIR.
• Hungary’s Danube refinery is undergoing planned maintenance and set to last until Aug. 16.
• European crude imports are arriving at their highest pace of the year in August according to Vortexa, reflecting higher summer demand. Meanwhile, crude/condensate floating storage in the region is in decline, falling to early 2024 levels.
• Hungary’s Mol replaced crude from Lukoil with other Russian supplies in July and will do again in August.