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Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
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Number of Operable Refineries
             
Total Number of Operable Refineries
36 36 36 34 34 34 1982-2011
Operating
35 36 35 32 32 32 1982-2011
Idle
1 0 1 2 2 2 1982-2011
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
3,173,438 3,185,538 3,194,818 3,215,548 3,218,548 3,127,551 1982-2011
Operating
3,151,938 3,170,538 3,159,818 3,101,048 2,936,102 2,948,105 1982-2011
Idle
21,500 15,000 35,000 114,500 282,446 179,446 1982-2011
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
3,336,500 3,337,800 3,349,200 3,367,700 3,363,200 3,290,600 1982-2011
Operating
3,311,500 3,321,300 3,309,200 3,247,700 3,070,200 3,104,600 1982-2011
Idle
25,000 16,500 40,000 120,000 293,000 186,000 1982-2011
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
1,643,106 1,658,456 1,661,256 1,667,856 1,667,856 1,645,256 1982-2011
Thermal Cracking
614,400 618,900 618,900 628,700 619,200 601,200 1982-2011
Total Coking
596,400 602,900 602,900 612,700 603,200 585,200 1987-2011
Delayed Coking
496,400 502,900 502,900 560,700 551,200 533,200 1987-2011
Fluid Coking
100,000 100,000 100,000 52,000 52,000 52,000 1987-2011
Visbreaking
18,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 1987-2011
Other (Including Gas Oil)
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2011
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
881,480 882,400 891,100 903,600 884,000 884,000 1982-2011
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 16,400 16,400 1982-2011
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
608,100 615,600 626,025 628,500 579,800 572,400 1982-2011
Distillate
246,200 230,400 231,900 227,600 227,600 187,700 2004-2011
Gas Oil
296,900 320,200 329,125 335,900 352,200 384,700 2004-2011
Residual
65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 0 0 2004-2011
Catalytic Reforming
621,950 617,700 620,700 630,900 608,900 605,600 1982-2011
Low Pressure
286,000 285,000 351,000 355,700 355,700 349,400 1987-2011
High Pressure
335,950 332,700 269,700 275,200 253,200 256,200 1987-2011
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
2,419,520 2,329,100 2,344,100 2,454,000 2,510,500 2,510,400 1982-2011
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
646,190 651,900 630,000 644,000 642,000 638,100 1987-2011
Gasoline
303,500 203,500 205,900 199,500 259,800 293,300 2004-2011
Heavy Gas Oil
635,900 630,600 638,100 650,100 706,800 687,200 1987-2011
Distillate Fuel Oil
776,230 785,400 805,400 830,900 837,200 832,600 1987-2011
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
234,130 209,600 228,100 228,600 236,900 227,100 2004-2011
Diesel Fuel
450,800 462,500 458,000 454,500 452,500 485,500 2004-2011
Other Distillate
91,300 113,300 119,300 147,800 147,800 120,000 2004-2011
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
57,700 57,700 64,700 129,500 64,700 59,200 1987-2011
Residual Fuel Oil
0 0 0 0 0 0 2004-2011
Other
57,700 57,700 64,700 129,500 64,700 59,200 2004-2011
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
96,000 96,000 96,000 96,000 96,000 96,000 1987-2011
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
        543,246 517,106 2010-2011
Total Coking
563,880 569,206 567,655 573,008 559,955 530,400 1987-2011
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
827,050 839,705 841,400 834,815 815,308 824,300 1987-2011
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
558,410 573,958 574,475 578,272 523,580 522,760 1987-2011
- = 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: 6/24/2011
Next Release Date: 6/29/2012