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Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
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Number of Operable Refineries
             
Total Number of Operable Refineries
25 25 26 27 27 26 1982-2011
Operating
24 25 26 26 27 26 1982-2011
Idle
1 0 0 1 0 0 1982-2011
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
4,678,303 4,685,526 4,751,746 4,747,179 4,740,019 4,717,199 1982-2011
Operating
4,241,303 4,337,026 4,509,196 4,689,179 4,681,519 4,658,699 1982-2011
Idle
437,000 348,500 242,550 58,000 58,500 58,500 1982-2011
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
4,903,760 4,930,100 4,962,700 4,998,300 4,991,900 5,106,400 1982-2011
Operating
4,428,760 4,545,100 4,717,700 4,938,300 4,926,900 5,041,400 1982-2011
Idle
475,000 385,000 245,000 60,000 65,000 65,000 1982-2011
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
2,300,100 2,187,600 2,329,400 2,348,000 2,349,400 2,384,900 1982-2011
Thermal Cracking
754,300 763,230 778,700 781,900 796,100 785,100 1982-2011
Total Coking
754,300 763,230 778,700 781,900 796,100 785,100 1987-2011
Delayed Coking
712,300 720,730 736,700 739,400 754,100 743,100 1987-2011
Fluid Coking
42,000 42,500 42,000 42,500 42,000 42,000 1987-2011
Visbreaking
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2011
Other (Including Gas Oil)
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2011
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
1,823,115 1,827,765 1,825,805 1,827,405 1,826,705 1,801,705 1982-2011
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
34,500 29,300 33,000 33,000 37,000 33,000 1982-2011
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
473,000 462,500 481,100 447,600 508,600 507,100 1982-2011
Distillate
190,100 179,100 190,100 226,600 226,600 229,600 2006-2011
Gas Oil
221,500 222,000 221,000 221,000 212,000 207,500 2004-2011
Residual
61,400 61,400 70,000 0 70,000 70,000 2004-2011
Catalytic Reforming
1,134,300 1,138,790 1,139,490 1,077,190 993,290 995,290 1982-2011
Low Pressure
885,900 887,600 888,800 873,500 801,600 804,600 1987-2011
High Pressure
248,400 251,190 250,690 203,690 191,690 190,690 1987-2011
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
4,624,862 4,907,990 5,021,070 5,074,570 5,025,770 5,274,980 1982-2011
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
1,209,144 1,225,140 1,213,140 1,207,240 1,189,040 1,245,450 1987-2011
Gasoline
639,700 799,100 857,100 823,200 831,700 936,100 2004-2011
Heavy Gas Oil
796,800 807,000 890,600 891,300 894,200 907,200 1987-2011
Distillate Fuel Oil
1,419,318 1,511,830 1,580,530 1,616,830 1,644,830 1,795,230 1987-2011
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
344,500 358,500 408,000 412,500 510,700 584,700 2004-2011
Diesel Fuel
815,818 885,830 906,530 936,830 1,073,130 1,149,530 2004-2011
Other Distillate
259,000 267,500 266,000 267,500 61,000 61,000 2004-2011
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
559,900 564,920 479,700 536,000 466,000 391,000 1987-2011
Residual Fuel Oil
303,600 318,920 238,700 303,900 233,700 228,500 2004-2011
Other
256,300 246,000 241,000 232,100 232,300 162,500 2004-2011
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
174,500 172,500 173,000 171,600 173,000 172,000 1987-2011
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
        930,198 920,168 2010-2011
Total Coking
701,543 712,403 717,589 728,024 724,500 701,140 1987-2011
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
1,714,402 1,721,147 1,706,774 1,717,676 1,709,588 1,692,387 1987-2011
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
423,190 409,513 427,785 408,401 472,135 453,290 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