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Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
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Number of Operable Refineries
             
Total Number of Operable Refineries
16 15 15 15 15 15 1982-2026
Operating
14 15 15 15 15 15 1982-2026
Idle
2 0 0 0 0 0 1982-2026
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
3,165,031 2,922,541 2,964,220 2,971,022 2,982,647 3,005,373 1982-2026
Operating
2,949,531 2,922,541 2,964,220 2,971,022 2,982,647 3,005,373 1982-2026
Idle
215,500 0 0 0 0 0 1982-2026
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
3,312,295 3,051,155 3,116,355 3,117,355 3,154,471 3,170,255 1982-2026
Operating
3,092,295 3,051,155 3,116,355 3,117,355 3,154,471 3,170,255 1982-2026
Idle
220,000 0 0 0 0 0 1982-2026
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
1,645,170 1,541,000 1,539,100 1,539,100 1,543,000 1,562,400 1982-2026
Thermal Cracking
596,000 575,500 577,000 577,000 586,416 591,243 1982-2026
Total Coking
584,200 563,700 565,200 565,200 567,043 571,143 1987-2026
Delayed Coking
584,200 563,700 565,200 565,200 567,043 571,143 1987-2026
Fluid Coking
0 0 0 0 0 0 2006-2026
Visbreaking
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2026
Other (Including Gas Oil)
11,800 11,800 11,800 11,800 19,373 20,100 1987-2026
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
1,048,500 946,500 946,000 946,000 945,341 953,441 1982-2026
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
5,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 1982-2026
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
456,900 456,900 456,900 456,900 456,900 457,800 1982-2026
Distillate
55,000 55,000 55,000 55,000 55,000 55,900 2006-2026
Gas Oil
401,900 401,900 401,900 401,900 401,900 401,900 2004-2026
Residual
0 0 0 0 0 0 2004-2026
Catalytic Reforming
617,890 569,400 569,400 570,400 571,986 576,986 1982-2026
Low Pressure
521,690 473,200 473,200 474,200 475,786 479,986 1987-2026
High Pressure
96,200 96,200 96,200 96,200 96,200 97,000 1987-2026
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
2,846,180 2,662,500 2,681,200 2,698,400 2,703,076 2,770,160 1982-2026
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
646,740 602,200 602,200 602,700 605,985 615,513 1987-2026
Gasoline
817,740 751,900 756,900 763,200 764,520 773,420 2004-2026
Heavy Gas Oil
266,700 266,700 266,700 266,700 266,740 266,740 1987-2026
Distillate Fuel Oil
1,076,500 1,003,200 1,016,900 1,027,300 1,021,653 1,041,687 1987-2026
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
197,600 198,100 208,100 208,100 208,453 215,216 2004-2026
Diesel Fuel
878,900 805,100 808,800 809,700 803,700 816,971 2004-2026
Other Distillate
0 0 0 9,500 9,500 9,500 2004-2026
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
38,500 38,500 38,500 38,500 44,178 72,800 1987-2026
Residual Fuel Oil
13,500 13,500 13,500 13,500 0 0 2004-2026
Other
25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 44,178 72,800 2004-2026
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
72,000 72,000 72,000 72,000 72,000 72,000 1987-2026
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
556,460 514,040 505,570 504,198 515,516 516,449 2010-2026
Total Coking
542,174 520,233 510,370 524,712 532,381 535,671 1987-2026
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
964,258 879,434 874,380 879,221 875,264 902,476 1987-2026
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
430,877 430,954 425,268 428,987 435,407 436,151 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