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Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
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Number of Operable Refineries
             
Total Number of Operable Refineries
15 15 15 15 15 15 1982-2026
Operating
15 15 13 15 15 15 1982-2026
Idle
0 0 2 0 0 0 1982-2026
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
656,664 663,164 650,164 652,164 643,714 653,089 1982-2026
Operating
647,064 653,564 537,564 642,564 643,714 653,089 1982-2026
Idle
9,600 9,600 112,600 9,600 0 0 1982-2026
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
702,700 708,700 696,200 700,700 699,375 705,800 1982-2026
Operating
692,700 698,700 574,500 690,700 699,375 705,800 1982-2026
Idle
10,000 10,000 121,700 10,000 0 0 1982-2026
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
249,000 249,000 239,000 243,800 243,800 245,900 1982-2026
Thermal Cracking
74,270 74,270 76,000 76,000 76,050 76,050 1982-2026
Total Coking
74,270 74,270 76,000 76,000 76,050 76,050 1987-2026
Delayed Coking
64,270 64,270 66,000 66,000 66,050 66,050 1987-2026
Fluid Coking
10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 1987-2026
Visbreaking
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2026
Other (Including Gas Oil)
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2026
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
206,660 208,860 209,860 211,860 212,760 212,760 1982-2026
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
1,990 1,990 1,990 1,990 1,000 1,000 1982-2026
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
61,200 61,200 37,200 37,200 37,200 37,200 1982-2026
Distillate
22,200 22,200 22,200 22,200 22,200 22,200 2004-2026
Gas Oil
39,000 39,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 2004-2026
Residual
0 0 0 0 0 0 2004-2026
Catalytic Reforming
120,000 120,750 120,550 120,550 120,700 122,000 1982-2026
Low Pressure
39,400 39,400 39,400 39,400 39,400 39,400 1987-2026
High Pressure
80,600 81,350 81,150 81,150 81,300 82,600 1987-2026
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
565,950 560,350 561,750 569,280 569,630 574,460 1982-2026
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
151,500 151,400 151,400 152,400 152,400 140,150 1987-2026
Gasoline
42,300 42,300 42,300 47,300 47,300 41,000 2004-2026
Heavy Gas Oil
96,070 96,070 96,070 96,900 97,900 99,380 1987-2026
Distillate Fuel Oil
260,980 255,480 256,880 257,580 256,930 278,830 1987-2026
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
48,400 42,400 42,400 42,400 42,400 61,600 2004-2026
Diesel Fuel
156,080 156,580 157,980 158,680 158,030 161,230 2004-2026
Other Distillate
56,500 56,500 56,500 56,500 56,500 56,000 2004-2026
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
15,100 15,100 15,100 15,100 15,100 15,100 1987-2026
Residual Fuel Oil
0 0 0 0 0 0 2004-2026
Other
15,100 15,100 15,100 15,100 15,100 15,100 2004-2026
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,500 1987-2026
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
111,500 111,750 111,700 111,300 111,300 113,490 2010-2026
Total Coking
68,550 68,550 70,270 70,270 68,400 70,500 1987-2026
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
194,800 195,965 197,445 199,145 198,345 201,045 1987-2026
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
53,092 53,092 35,092 35,092 35,092 35,092 1987-2026
- = 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: 6/26/2026
Next Release Date: 6/25/2027