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Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
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Number of Operable Refineries
             
Total Number of Operable Refineries
15 15 15 13 14 11 1982-2012
Operating
13 13 12 10 10 8 1982-2012
Idle
2 2 3 3 4 3 1982-2012
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
1,717,575 1,721,850 1,722,700 1,397,300 1,617,500 1,188,200 1982-2012
Operating
1,657,575 1,661,850 1,582,700 1,257,300 1,205,000 1,010,200 1982-2012
Idle
60,000 60,000 140,000 140,000 412,500 178,000 1982-2012
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
1,810,200 1,816,700 1,817,700 1,478,300 1,708,500 1,254,700 1982-2012
Operating
1,743,200 1,749,700 1,667,700 1,328,300 1,273,500 1,064,700 1982-2012
Idle
67,000 67,000 150,000 150,000 435,000 190,000 1982-2012
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
709,700 714,400 715,900 572,300 677,900 560,400 1982-2012
Thermal Cracking
99,000 100,000 102,500 49,000 103,500 81,500 1982-2012
Total Coking
99,000 100,000 102,500 49,000 103,500 81,500 1987-2012
Delayed Coking
46,000 47,000 49,500 49,000 49,000 27,000 1987-2012
Fluid Coking
53,000 53,000 53,000 0 54,500 54,500 1987-2012
Visbreaking
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2012
Other (Including Gas Oil)
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2012
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
742,700 762,700 761,700 622,700 709,700 515,500 1982-2012
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
7,000 7,000 7,000 3,700 7,700 5,000 1982-2012
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
44,300 44,300 45,300 23,000 45,300 22,300 1982-2012
Distillate
0 0 0 0 0 0 2004-2012
Gas Oil
22,300 22,300 22,300 0 22,300 22,300 2004-2012
Residual
22,000 22,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 0 2004-2012
Catalytic Reforming
323,100 323,100 323,100 249,450 293,250 213,950 1982-2012
Low Pressure
189,200 189,200 189,200 115,950 159,750 111,750 1987-2012
High Pressure
133,900 133,900 133,900 133,500 133,500 102,200 1987-2012
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
1,364,020 1,372,520 1,408,560 1,173,600 1,349,600 956,800 1982-2012
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
437,800 437,800 461,000 381,000 433,500 299,400 1987-2012
Gasoline
294,000 317,500 317,500 226,500 259,000 166,000 2004-2012
Heavy Gas Oil
46,300 46,300 46,300 46,300 46,300 6,300 1987-2012
Distillate Fuel Oil
567,920 552,920 565,760 501,800 592,800 467,100 1987-2012
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
61,400 62,900 72,800 56,300 73,300 50,600 2004-2012
Diesel Fuel
254,360 270,860 273,800 218,800 245,300 206,000 2004-2012
Other Distillate
252,160 219,160 219,160 226,700 274,200 210,500 2004-2012
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 1987-2012
Residual Fuel Oil
0 0 0 0 0 0 2004-2012
Other
18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 2004-2012
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
22,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 1987-2012
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
      226,266 266,950 195,550 2010-2012
Total Coking
92,500 91,575 95,500 45,300 93,700 74,900 1987-2012
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
703,300 724,300 724,300 586,000 673,300 489,300 1987-2012
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
41,500 41,500 41,500 21,500 41,500 20,000 1987-2012
- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: Idle refineries represent refineries where distillation units were completely idle but not permanently shutdown as of January 1 of the year.  See Definitions, Sources, and Notes link above for more information on this table.
Release Date: 6/22/2012
Next Release Date: 6/21/2013