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Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
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Number of Operable Refineries
             
Total Number of Operable Refineries
26 25 25 25 25 25 1982-2025
Operating
25 24 24 22 25 25 1982-2025
Idle
1 1 1 3 0 0 1982-2025
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
4,196,065 4,188,265 4,196,965 4,206,105 4,245,662 4,247,755 1982-2025
Operating
4,158,065 4,150,265 4,158,965 3,948,885 4,245,662 4,247,755 1982-2025
Idle
38,000 38,000 38,000 257,220 0 0 1982-2025
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
4,441,124 4,415,124 4,425,149 4,464,787 4,480,440 4,502,986 1982-2025
Operating
4,391,124 4,365,124 4,375,149 4,179,287 4,480,440 4,502,986 1982-2025
Idle
50,000 50,000 50,000 285,500 0 0 1982-2025
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
1,842,942 1,843,442 1,849,742 1,855,542 1,863,142 1,870,662 1982-2025
Thermal Cracking
605,285 608,785 610,855 607,805 610,805 603,010 1982-2025
Total Coking
605,285 608,785 610,855 607,805 610,805 603,010 1987-2025
Delayed Coking
605,285 608,785 610,855 607,805 610,805 603,010 1987-2025
Fluid Coking
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2025
Visbreaking
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2025
Other (Including Gas Oil)
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2025
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
1,358,935 1,358,935 1,359,835 1,362,435 1,367,535 1,363,758 1982-2025
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
15,800 15,800 8,800 8,800 8,800 8,800 1982-2025
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
379,700 379,700 379,700 361,500 369,000 368,770 1982-2025
Distillate
159,500 159,500 159,500 159,500 159,500 159,500 2004-2025
Gas Oil
220,200 220,200 220,200 202,000 209,500 209,270 2004-2025
Residual
0 0 0 0 0 0 2004-2025
Catalytic Reforming
900,958 902,958 904,858 903,658 904,858 908,738 1982-2025
Low Pressure
537,800 537,800 539,200 538,800 540,000 542,880 1987-2025
High Pressure
363,158 365,158 365,658 364,858 364,858 365,858 1987-2025
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
4,067,214 4,160,924 4,171,614 4,196,664 4,190,985 4,214,816 1982-2025
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
1,246,611 1,327,711 1,328,711 1,331,411 1,318,911 1,328,828 1987-2025
Gasoline
585,187 601,687 601,687 607,687 607,687 604,769 2004-2025
Heavy Gas Oil
685,838 685,838 685,838 686,338 686,338 684,875 1987-2025
Distillate Fuel Oil
1,496,278 1,492,388 1,502,078 1,516,849 1,523,649 1,542,688 1987-2025
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
328,528 329,528 329,628 335,028 337,528 341,252 2004-2025
Diesel Fuel
1,103,160 1,098,360 1,107,860 1,115,660 1,119,960 1,134,475 2004-2025
Other Distillate
64,590 64,500 64,590 66,161 66,161 66,961 2004-2025
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
53,300 53,300 53,300 54,379 54,400 53,656 1987-2025
Residual Fuel Oil
0 0 0 0 0 0 2004-2025
Other
53,300 53,300 53,300 54,379 54,400 53,656 2004-2025
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
22,350 22,350 23,350 18,500 19,000 19,000 1987-2025
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
834,520 834,820 832,719 833,344 836,487 840,394 2010-2025
Total Coking
554,035 547,335 551,924 552,714 553,937 555,341 1987-2025
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
1,253,114 1,252,514 1,250,820 1,257,319 1,261,677 1,272,097 1987-2025
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
346,420 345,320 342,020 332,195 339,881 343,141 1987-2025
- = 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.
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