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Works on Crude Unit at Catlettsburg Refinery for Several Weeks

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The crude 3 unit at Marathon’s 291k b/d Catlettsburg refinery in northeastern Kentucky will be offline for several weeks after a halt on Tuesday for maintenance according to Bloomberg sources.

  • Catlettsburg has been undergoing planned works on multiple units since September.
  • Crude 5 was shut for work on Oct. 14-26 while the 22k b/d low-pressure catalytic cracker reformer and a distillate desulfurizer works are expected until the fourth week in November.
  • The two crude units are approximately equal size and process both sweet and sour crude with products feeding Chicago and NY Harbor markets.

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