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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
9 9 9 8 8 8 1982-2020
Operating
9 9 8 8 8 7 1982-2020
Idle
0 0 1 0 0 1 1982-2020
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
1,268,500 1,277,500 1,255,500 1,223,500 1,224,000 1,224,000 1982-2020
Operating
1,236,500 1,245,500 1,181,500 1,223,500 1,224,000 889,000 1982-2020
Idle
32,000 32,000 74,000 0 0 335,000 1982-2020
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
1,332,000 1,353,000 1,353,400 1,283,800 1,291,100 1,291,100 1982-2020
Operating
1,297,000 1,318,000 1,275,400 1,283,800 1,291,100 941,100 1982-2020
Idle
35,000 35,000 78,000 0 0 350,000 1982-2020
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
586,400 586,400 586,400 554,400 554,400 554,400 1982-2020
Thermal Cracking
81,500 81,500 81,500 81,500 81,500 81,500 1982-2020
Total Coking
81,500 81,500 81,500 81,500 81,500 81,500 1987-2020
Delayed Coking
27,000 27,000 27,000 27,000 27,000 27,000 1987-2020
Fluid Coking
54,500 54,500 54,500 54,500 54,500 54,500 1987-2020
Visbreaking
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2020
Other (Including Gas Oil)
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2020
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
498,500 498,500 497,500 497,500 497,500 497,500 1982-2020
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 1982-2020
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
45,300 45,300 45,300 45,300 45,300 45,300 1982-2020
Distillate
23,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 2004-2020
Gas Oil
22,300 22,300 22,300 22,300 22,300 22,300 2004-2020
Residual
0 0 0 0 0 0 2004-2020
Catalytic Reforming
263,950 263,950 249,200 266,700 268,600 268,600 1982-2020
Low Pressure
161,750 161,750 162,500 164,500 166,400 166,400 1987-2020
High Pressure
102,200 102,200 86,700 102,200 102,200 102,200 1987-2020
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
1,029,500 1,029,500 1,032,600 1,055,900 1,057,900 1,063,000 1982-2020
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
344,500 344,500 340,800 340,800 342,800 343,100 1987-2020
Gasoline
162,300 162,300 174,000 174,000 174,000 174,000 2004-2020
Heavy Gas Oil
6,300 6,300 6,900 6,900 6,900 6,900 1987-2020
Distillate Fuel Oil
516,400 516,400 510,900 534,200 534,200 539,000 1987-2020
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
50,600 50,600 50,600 73,900 73,900 73,900 2004-2020
Diesel Fuel
285,300 285,300 285,800 285,800 285,800 290,600 2004-2020
Other Distillate
180,500 180,500 174,500 174,500 174,500 174,500 2004-2020
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2020
Residual Fuel Oil
0 0 0 0 0 0 2004-2020
Other
0 0 0 0 0 0 2004-2020
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000 1987-2020
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
237,550 241,050 213,600 237,600 243,500 243,750 2010-2020
Total Coking
74,900 74,900 74,900 74,900 74,900 74,900 1987-2020
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
473,800 475,800 464,000 442,800 466,100 466,100 1987-2020
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
41,500 41,500 41,500 41,500 41,500 41,500 1987-2020
- = 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: 6/22/2020
Next Release Date: 6/18/2021