Maintenance & Reliability

Russia's idle oil refining capacity record high after Ukrainian drone attacks

Damage from Ukrainian drone attacks and extensive planned maintenance have sent Russia's offline oil refining capacity to a record high in August, though working sites are likely to spur output to help mitigate the impact.

Russia raises August oil export plan after drone strikes continue to disrupt refineries

Export planning remains uncertain, however, due to ongoing strikes and shifting repair schedules, so delays and volume revisions are likely.

Novatek to reduce naphtha exports due to fire at Ust-Luga complex

Debris from a destroyed Ukrainian drone caused a fire at Novatek's Ust-Luga terminal early on August 24.

Czech refinery outage forces Orlen Unipetrol to seek state help to meet diesel demand

Unipetrol's second-largest Czech refinery in Kralupy, in the center of the country, remains in operation and the production of other fuels is sufficient.

TotalEnergies Texas (U.S.) refinery begins small crude unit overhaul

TotalEnergies began a planned 60-day overhaul on the small crude distillation unit (CDU), along with a reformer and hydrotreaters at its 238,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas refinery.

Russian energy facilities targeted recently in drone attacks

Here is a summary of attacks in recent weeks on key energy sites in Russia, one of the world's biggest energy producers.

Shell: Norco, Louisiana (U.S.) refinery gasoline unit work to start on Friday

The overhaul was previously scheduled to begin on September 15 and last for about 50 days.

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Idemitsu restarts Yokkaichi's No. 3 CDU on Aug 11 after maintenance

Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan restarted the 155,000-bpd No.3 crude distillation unit at its Yokkaichi refinery in central Japan on August 11, following scheduled maintenance, a company spokesperson said.

Orlen Unipetrol to shut ethylene unit at Litvinov plant for several days

The ethylene unit at Orlen Unipetrol's Litvinov plant in the Czech Republic must be shut for several days due to a technical fault, the company said in a statement.