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Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
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Number of Operable Refineries
             
Total Number of Operable Refineries
25 26 27 27 26 27 1982-2012
Operating
25 26 26 27 26 26 1982-2012
Idle
0 0 1 0 0 1 1982-2012
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
4,685,526 4,751,746 4,747,179 4,740,019 4,717,199 4,761,495 1982-2012
Operating
4,337,026 4,509,196 4,689,179 4,681,519 4,658,699 4,656,406 1982-2012
Idle
348,500 242,550 58,000 58,500 58,500 105,089 1982-2012
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
4,930,100 4,962,700 4,998,300 4,991,900 5,106,400 5,145,400 1982-2012
Operating
4,545,100 4,717,700 4,938,300 4,926,900 5,041,400 5,030,400 1982-2012
Idle
385,000 245,000 60,000 65,000 65,000 115,000 1982-2012
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
2,187,600 2,329,400 2,348,000 2,349,400 2,384,900 2,446,200 1982-2012
Thermal Cracking
763,230 778,700 781,900 796,100 785,100 820,080 1982-2012
Total Coking
763,230 778,700 781,900 796,100 785,100 820,080 1987-2012
Delayed Coking
720,730 736,700 739,400 754,100 743,100 778,080 1987-2012
Fluid Coking
42,500 42,000 42,500 42,000 42,000 42,000 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
1,827,765 1,825,805 1,827,405 1,826,705 1,801,705 1,803,405 1982-2012
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
29,300 33,000 33,000 37,000 33,000 33,000 1982-2012
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
462,500 481,100 447,600 508,600 507,100 510,700 1982-2012
Distillate
179,100 190,100 226,600 226,600 229,600 229,200 2006-2012
Gas Oil
222,000 221,000 221,000 212,000 207,500 211,500 2004-2012
Residual
61,400 70,000 0 70,000 70,000 70,000 2004-2012
Catalytic Reforming
1,138,790 1,139,490 1,077,190 993,290 995,290 996,890 1982-2012
Low Pressure
887,600 888,800 873,500 801,600 804,600 805,200 1987-2012
High Pressure
251,190 250,690 203,690 191,690 190,690 191,690 1987-2012
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
4,907,990 5,021,070 5,074,570 5,025,770 5,274,980 5,374,990 1982-2012
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
1,225,140 1,213,140 1,207,240 1,189,040 1,245,450 1,254,220 1987-2012
Gasoline
799,100 857,100 823,200 831,700 936,100 931,100 2004-2012
Heavy Gas Oil
807,000 890,600 891,300 894,200 907,200 965,040 1987-2012
Distillate Fuel Oil
1,511,830 1,580,530 1,616,830 1,644,830 1,795,230 1,827,830 1987-2012
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
358,500 408,000 412,500 510,700 584,700 605,200 2004-2012
Diesel Fuel
885,830 906,530 936,830 1,073,130 1,149,530 1,161,630 2004-2012
Other Distillate
267,500 266,000 267,500 61,000 61,000 61,000 2004-2012
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
564,920 479,700 536,000 466,000 391,000 396,800 1987-2012
Residual Fuel Oil
318,920 238,700 303,900 233,700 228,500 233,500 2004-2012
Other
246,000 241,000 232,100 232,300 162,500 163,300 2004-2012
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
172,500 173,000 171,600 173,000 172,000 165,500 1987-2012
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
      930,198 920,168 889,378 2010-2012
Total Coking
712,403 717,589 728,024 724,500 701,140 746,156 1987-2012
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
1,721,147 1,706,774 1,717,676 1,709,588 1,692,387 1,680,890 1987-2012
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
409,513 427,785 408,401 472,135 453,290 453,486 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