UPDATE: 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’ Gonfreville refinery halted the gasoil hydrotreater around 10 January according to WoodMac.
• 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’s crude unit returned operational in mid-January according to WoodMac. The 39kbpd visbreaker and the 55kbpd FCC remained offline since 18 December and 13 December, respectively. The firm halted a hydrodesulfurization unit for planned maintenance on 12 january, according to a report by Le Progres citing the company.
• 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.
• Ineos’ Lavera refinery shut the FCC since 27 December according to WoodMac.
• 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 halted the hydrocracker at the 338kbpd Antwerp refinery on Thursday according to WoodMac. The firm is looking to postpone planned work on a gasoline producing unit next year at the refinery according to Bloomberg sources.
• 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.
• Shell plans to take the FCC offline at its Pernis refinery in Rotterdam in 2024 to install a new reactor, according to a person familiar with the matter.
• 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.