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Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
Area: Period:
 Annual (as of January 1) 
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Number of Operable Refineries
             
Total Number of Operable Refineries
135 135 135 129 130 129 1982-2023
Operating
135 132 131 124 125 124 1982-2023
Idle
0 3 4 5 5 5 1982-2023
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
18,598,497 18,802,435 18,976,085 18,127,700 17,943,810 18,060,369 1982-2023
Operating
18,566,897 18,692,335 18,548,985 17,719,600 17,789,010 17,684,549 1982-2023
Idle
31,600 110,100 427,100 408,100 154,800 375,820 1982-2023
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
19,794,494 19,960,558 20,092,219 19,160,469 18,948,643 19,156,781 1982-2023
Operating
19,761,494 19,833,258 19,634,219 18,722,969 18,768,643 18,741,581 1982-2023
Idle
33,000 127,300 458,000 437,500 180,000 415,200 1982-2023
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
9,076,249 9,121,143 9,170,843 8,709,943 8,583,073 8,604,173 1982-2023
Thermal Cracking
3,022,665 3,045,665 3,069,062 2,993,662 2,959,732 2,961,912 1982-2023
Total Coking
2,996,065 3,017,865 3,041,262 2,965,862 2,931,932 2,934,112 1987-2023
Delayed Coking
2,837,165 2,859,365 2,882,762 2,807,362 2,773,432 2,775,612 1987-2023
Fluid Coking
158,900 158,500 158,500 158,500 158,500 158,500 1987-2023
Visbreaking
16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 1987-2023
Other (Including Gas Oil)
10,600 11,800 11,800 11,800 11,800 11,800 1987-2023
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
6,031,195 5,985,885 5,988,485 5,600,185 5,502,162 5,465,762 1982-2023
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
76,890 61,890 61,890 57,890 48,890 48,890 1982-2023
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
2,462,360 2,490,450 2,505,000 2,417,000 2,427,400 2,391,600 1982-2023
Distillate
708,700 733,450 735,700 736,700 743,200 746,000 2004-2023
Gas Oil
1,615,660 1,618,000 1,630,300 1,595,800 1,599,700 1,561,100 2004-2023
Residual
138,000 139,000 139,000 84,500 84,500 84,500 2004-2023
Catalytic Reforming
3,801,313 3,810,013 3,809,028 3,605,628 3,571,488 3,605,588 1982-2023
Low Pressure
2,685,790 2,698,290 2,708,790 2,641,490 2,603,100 2,637,700 1987-2023
High Pressure
1,115,523 1,111,723 1,100,238 964,138 968,388 967,888 1987-2023
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
17,697,204 17,794,574 17,925,514 17,190,724 16,996,035 17,098,972 1982-2023
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
4,649,691 4,642,191 4,686,141 4,623,591 4,607,311 4,624,711 1987-2023
Gasoline
2,952,227 3,042,497 3,164,957 2,985,157 2,920,358 2,900,785 2004-2023
Heavy Gas Oil
2,857,938 2,988,338 2,936,748 2,835,948 2,838,448 2,838,408 1987-2023
Distillate Fuel Oil
6,654,216 6,648,448 6,659,068 6,248,428 6,131,318 6,209,289 1987-2023
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
1,616,850 1,626,028 1,643,328 1,587,328 1,564,428 1,577,828 2004-2023
Diesel Fuel
4,521,716 4,580,230 4,580,050 4,401,500 4,307,200 4,366,700 2004-2023
Other Distillate
515,650 442,190 435,690 259,600 259,690 264,761 2004-2023
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
583,132 473,100 478,600 497,600 498,600 525,779 1987-2023
Residual Fuel Oil
196,500 88,500 88,500 88,500 88,500 88,500 2004-2023
Other
386,632 384,600 390,100 409,100 410,100 437,279 2004-2023
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
393,050 395,050 395,750 396,250 397,250 385,000 1987-2023
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
3,463,906 3,487,295 3,509,171 3,320,353 3,285,715 3,323,502 2010-2023
Total Coking
2,719,950 2,762,557 2,793,506 2,702,906 2,673,997 2,675,408 1987-2023
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
5,552,991 5,577,090 5,573,398 5,189,568 5,089,089 5,063,828 1987-2023
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
2,245,934 2,284,833 2,296,131 2,219,689 2,237,826 2,211,475 1987-2023
- = 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: 6/21/2023
Next Release Date: June 2024