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Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
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Number of Operable Refineries
             
Total Number of Operable Refineries
30 31 31 32 32 34 1982-2024
Operating
29 30 30 30 32 34 1982-2024
Idle
1 1 1 2 0 0 1982-2024
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
5,787,494 5,855,529 5,852,329 5,948,529 5,975,969 6,279,469 1982-2024
Operating
5,752,494 5,820,529 5,772,329 5,858,529 5,975,969 6,279,469 1982-2024
Idle
35,000 35,000 80,000 90,000 0 0 1982-2024
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
6,196,000 6,217,800 6,232,750 6,319,039 6,380,239 6,669,400 1982-2024
Operating
6,158,000 6,179,800 6,144,750 6,219,039 6,380,239 6,669,400 1982-2024
Idle
38,000 38,000 88,000 100,000 0 0 1982-2024
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
2,630,700 2,631,000 2,631,000 2,632,000 2,664,200 2,664,200 1982-2024
Thermal Cracking
952,980 955,707 959,707 942,207 942,207 996,380 1982-2024
Total Coking
952,980 955,707 959,707 942,207 942,207 996,380 1987-2024
Delayed Coking
910,980 913,707 917,707 900,207 900,207 954,380 1987-2024
Fluid Coking
42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 1987-2024
Visbreaking
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2024
Other (Including Gas Oil)
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2024
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
1,795,190 1,791,190 1,783,190 1,784,067 1,744,567 1,751,390 1982-2024
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 1982-2024
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
760,600 764,100 764,600 769,000 770,400 771,400 1982-2024
Distillate
250,300 250,300 250,300 250,800 252,100 255,100 2006-2024
Gas Oil
425,800 429,300 429,800 433,700 433,800 431,800 2004-2024
Residual
84,500 84,500 84,500 84,500 84,500 84,500 2004-2024
Catalytic Reforming
1,084,480 1,087,080 1,086,180 1,092,680 1,094,180 1,106,256 1982-2024
Low Pressure
979,200 981,800 980,900 987,400 988,900 1,002,976 1987-2024
High Pressure
105,280 105,280 105,280 105,280 105,280 103,280 1987-2024
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
5,820,770 5,781,820 5,809,720 5,825,721 5,836,908 6,094,874 1982-2024
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
1,405,590 1,424,090 1,437,840 1,465,200 1,470,900 1,472,400 1987-2024
Gasoline
1,117,220 1,116,180 1,123,180 1,124,221 1,093,648 1,103,807 2004-2024
Heavy Gas Oil
1,033,640 980,140 991,840 991,840 991,300 994,900 1987-2024
Distillate Fuel Oil
2,043,620 2,044,410 2,040,860 2,027,460 2,037,960 2,180,667 1987-2024
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
630,200 629,700 619,600 602,100 599,100 670,200 2004-2024
Diesel Fuel
1,397,420 1,398,710 1,405,260 1,409,360 1,422,860 1,494,467 2004-2024
Other Distillate
16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 2004-2024
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
220,700 217,000 216,000 217,000 243,100 343,100 1987-2024
Residual Fuel Oil
75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 2004-2024
Other
145,700 142,000 141,000 142,000 168,100 268,100 2004-2024
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
168,000 168,000 168,500 168,500 168,500 167,500 1987-2024
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
1,014,240 1,027,540 1,014,945 1,025,325 1,035,490 1,034,260 2010-2024
Total Coking
864,862 887,181 865,947 864,390 864,604 903,669 1987-2024
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
1,694,432 1,669,758 1,663,996 1,648,870 1,620,684 1,621,076 1987-2024
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
707,200 708,760 707,600 720,000 723,520 726,578 1987-2024
- = 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: 6/14/2024
Next Release Date: June 2025