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Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
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Number of Operable Refineries
             
Total Number of Operable Refineries
27 27 26 25 25 25 1982-2023
Operating
27 25 25 24 24 22 1982-2023
Idle
0 2 1 1 1 3 1982-2023
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
4,092,000 4,141,015 4,196,065 4,188,265 4,196,965 4,206,105 1982-2023
Operating
4,070,000 4,075,515 4,158,065 4,150,265 4,158,965 3,948,885 1982-2023
Idle
22,000 65,500 38,000 38,000 38,000 257,220 1982-2023
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
4,338,264 4,376,833 4,441,124 4,415,124 4,425,149 4,464,787 1982-2023
Operating
4,315,264 4,297,533 4,391,124 4,365,124 4,375,149 4,179,287 1982-2023
Idle
23,000 79,300 50,000 50,000 50,000 285,500 1982-2023
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
1,815,242 1,823,842 1,842,942 1,843,442 1,849,742 1,855,542 1982-2023
Thermal Cracking
591,085 596,285 605,285 608,785 610,855 607,805 1982-2023
Total Coking
591,085 596,285 605,285 608,785 610,855 607,805 1987-2023
Delayed Coking
591,085 596,285 605,285 608,785 610,855 607,805 1987-2023
Fluid Coking
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2023
Visbreaking
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2023
Other (Including Gas Oil)
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2023
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
1,350,135 1,354,435 1,358,935 1,358,935 1,359,835 1,362,435 1982-2023
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
15,800 15,800 15,800 15,800 8,800 8,800 1982-2023
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
377,160 378,400 379,700 379,700 379,700 361,500 1982-2023
Distillate
159,500 159,500 159,500 159,500 159,500 159,500 2004-2023
Gas Oil
217,660 218,900 220,200 220,200 220,200 202,000 2004-2023
Residual
0 0 0 0 0 0 2004-2023
Catalytic Reforming
901,993 904,593 900,958 902,958 904,858 903,658 1982-2023
Low Pressure
532,400 533,900 537,800 537,800 539,200 538,800 1987-2023
High Pressure
369,593 370,693 363,158 365,158 365,658 364,858 1987-2023
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
3,944,679 3,959,684 4,067,214 4,160,924 4,171,614 4,196,664 1982-2023
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
1,241,811 1,244,211 1,246,611 1,327,711 1,328,711 1,331,411 1987-2023
Gasoline
483,687 483,687 585,187 601,687 601,687 607,687 2004-2023
Heavy Gas Oil
670,738 684,238 685,838 685,838 685,838 686,338 1987-2023
Distillate Fuel Oil
1,505,611 1,503,748 1,496,278 1,492,388 1,502,078 1,516,849 1987-2023
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
321,550 321,728 328,528 329,528 329,628 335,028 2004-2023
Diesel Fuel
1,103,811 1,110,930 1,103,160 1,098,360 1,107,860 1,115,660 2004-2023
Other Distillate
80,250 71,090 64,590 64,500 64,590 66,161 2004-2023
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
42,832 43,800 53,300 53,300 53,300 54,379 1987-2023
Residual Fuel Oil
0 0 0 0 0 0 2004-2023
Other
42,832 43,800 53,300 53,300 53,300 54,379 2004-2023
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
22,350 22,350 22,350 22,350 23,350 18,500 1987-2023
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
824,435 828,328 834,520 834,820 832,719 833,344 2010-2023
Total Coking
541,430 549,505 554,035 547,335 551,924 552,714 1987-2023
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
1,238,749 1,249,347 1,253,114 1,252,514 1,250,820 1,257,319 1987-2023
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
340,520 342,020 346,420 345,320 342,020 332,195 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