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Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
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Number of Operable Refineries
             
Total Number of Operable Refineries
18 19 19 19 19 19 1982-2011
Operating
16 19 19 19 17 18 1982-2011
Idle
2 0 0 0 2 1 1982-2011
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
2,900,883 2,971,183 2,976,383 2,992,123 3,171,923 3,219,520 1982-2011
Operating
2,533,883 2,971,183 2,951,383 2,967,123 3,017,923 3,164,520 1982-2011
Idle
367,000 0 25,000 25,000 154,000 55,000 1982-2011
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
3,069,155 3,131,855 3,117,355 3,127,355 3,314,855 3,388,355 1982-2011
Operating
2,684,155 3,131,855 3,091,705 3,101,705 3,155,855 3,332,355 1982-2011
Idle
385,000 0 25,650 25,650 159,000 56,000 1982-2011
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
1,432,600 1,438,400 1,478,300 1,527,800 1,654,900 1,648,500 1982-2011
Thermal Cracking
490,500 499,550 499,200 501,700 548,500 545,300 1982-2011
Total Coking
479,900 488,950 488,600 491,100 537,900 534,700 1987-2011
Delayed Coking
479,900 488,950 488,600 491,100 537,900 534,700 1987-2011
Fluid Coking
0 0 0 0 0 0 2006-2011
Visbreaking
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2011
Other (Including Gas Oil)
10,600 10,600 10,600 10,600 10,600 10,600 1987-2011
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
1,140,480 1,140,480 1,142,980 1,151,600 1,154,200 1,162,200 1982-2011
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
20,500 20,500 13,500 13,500 13,500 13,500 1982-2011
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
240,700 244,182 252,200 252,200 320,200 322,500 1982-2011
Distillate
46,700 49,200 49,200 49,200 47,200 27,000 2006-2011
Gas Oil
142,000 142,982 151,000 151,000 221,000 243,500 2004-2011
Residual
52,000 52,000 52,000 52,000 52,000 52,000 2004-2011
Catalytic Reforming
566,300 570,800 569,800 572,300 613,300 581,600 1982-2011
Low Pressure
364,500 369,000 368,000 370,500 433,500 432,000 1987-2011
High Pressure
201,800 201,800 201,800 201,800 179,800 149,600 1987-2011
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
2,338,650 2,506,350 2,532,950 2,625,550 2,711,750 2,800,600 1982-2011
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
636,650 636,650 636,150 641,050 680,050 672,000 1987-2011
Gasoline
509,500 581,500 585,000 607,600 609,400 620,400 2004-2011
Heavy Gas Oil
310,600 282,000 279,500 292,600 292,900 292,900 1987-2011
Distillate Fuel Oil
722,600 870,500 896,600 947,300 992,400 1,078,300 1987-2011
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
122,000 122,000 122,000 122,200 199,600 215,900 2004-2011
Diesel Fuel
508,600 626,500 655,100 682,600 678,600 748,000 2004-2011
Other Distillate
92,000 122,000 119,500 142,500 114,200 114,400 2004-2011
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
159,300 135,700 135,700 137,000 137,000 137,000 1987-2011
Residual Fuel Oil
12,500 12,500 12,500 12,500 12,500 12,500 2004-2011
Other
146,800 123,200 123,200 124,500 124,500 124,500 2004-2011
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
60,000 59,000 59,000 63,000 63,000 63,500 1987-2011
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
        565,300 539,056 2010-2011
Total Coking
442,583 451,003 453,350 455,050 486,800 491,300 1987-2011
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
1,075,300 1,074,460 1,070,700 1,094,050 1,089,200 1,095,324 1987-2011
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
213,900 217,463 227,600 227,800 295,200 302,495 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