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Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
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Number of Operable Refineries
             
Total Number of Operable Refineries
56 57 58 56 56 56 1982-2023
Operating
56 56 57 52 54 56 1982-2023
Idle
0 1 1 4 2 0 1982-2023
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
9,762,196 9,875,599 9,983,235 9,751,400 9,606,610 9,676,729 1982-2023
Operating
9,762,196 9,840,599 9,948,235 9,444,900 9,516,610 9,676,729 1982-2023
Idle
0 35,000 35,000 306,500 90,000 0 1982-2023
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
10,425,630 10,535,025 10,592,395 10,322,345 10,149,494 10,276,994 1982-2023
Operating
10,425,630 10,497,025 10,554,395 10,001,845 10,049,494 10,276,994 1982-2023
Idle
0 38,000 38,000 320,500 100,000 0 1982-2023
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
4,835,801 4,867,295 4,876,495 4,768,195 4,665,025 4,696,325 1982-2023
Thermal Cracking
1,649,180 1,664,480 1,681,207 1,693,707 1,657,707 1,661,207 1982-2023
Total Coking
1,638,580 1,652,680 1,669,407 1,681,907 1,645,907 1,649,407 1987-2023
Delayed Coking
1,596,580 1,610,680 1,627,407 1,639,907 1,603,907 1,607,407 1987-2023
Fluid Coking
42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 1987-2023
Visbreaking
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2023
Other (Including Gas Oil)
10,600 11,800 11,800 11,800 11,800 11,800 1987-2023
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
3,076,900 3,083,190 3,080,090 2,970,690 2,869,567 2,829,567 1982-2023
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
33,500 21,500 21,500 18,500 16,500 16,500 1982-2023
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
1,401,100 1,422,500 1,433,000 1,379,000 1,383,400 1,387,300 1982-2023
Distillate
305,300 305,300 305,300 305,300 305,800 307,100 2004-2023
Gas Oil
957,800 978,200 988,700 989,200 993,100 995,700 2004-2023
Residual
138,000 139,000 139,000 84,500 84,500 84,500 2004-2023
Catalytic Reforming
1,920,370 1,927,870 1,935,870 1,882,270 1,842,480 1,844,480 1982-2023
Low Pressure
1,599,590 1,611,090 1,619,190 1,618,790 1,579,000 1,581,000 1987-2023
High Pressure
320,780 316,780 316,680 263,480 263,480 263,480 1987-2023
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
9,455,935 9,550,600 9,553,650 9,305,050 9,137,371 9,162,858 1982-2023
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
2,291,430 2,252,130 2,285,730 2,247,480 2,230,300 2,240,100 1987-2023
Gasoline
1,866,440 1,984,710 2,000,670 1,949,670 1,884,871 1,859,298 2004-2023
Heavy Gas Oil
1,380,440 1,493,340 1,439,840 1,412,040 1,412,040 1,411,500 1987-2023
Distillate Fuel Oil
3,466,125 3,476,420 3,487,410 3,356,860 3,270,160 3,285,860 1987-2023
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
936,200 937,200 943,700 886,700 869,700 877,700 2004-2023
Diesel Fuel
2,445,925 2,499,220 2,503,710 2,430,160 2,360,460 2,364,660 2004-2023
Other Distillate
84,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 43,500 2004-2023
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
451,500 344,000 340,000 339,000 340,000 366,100 1987-2023
Residual Fuel Oil
196,500 88,500 88,500 88,500 88,500 88,500 2004-2023
Other
255,000 255,500 251,500 250,500 251,500 277,600 2004-2023
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
262,400 264,400 265,400 265,900 265,900 258,500 1987-2023
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
1,769,985 1,769,030 1,783,450 1,734,645 1,704,105 1,706,300 2010-2023
Total Coking
1,499,920 1,506,262 1,530,321 1,534,221 1,512,723 1,503,074 1987-2023
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
2,850,087 2,884,088 2,872,679 2,756,954 2,657,004 2,623,764 1987-2023
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
1,277,749 1,318,588 1,322,786 1,280,677 1,293,154 1,295,488 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