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Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
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Number of Operable Refineries
             
Total Number of Operable Refineries
31 32 32 34 35 34 1982-2026
Operating
30 30 32 34 35 34 1982-2026
Idle
1 2 0 0 0 0 1982-2026
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
5,852,329 5,948,529 5,975,969 6,279,469 6,343,466 6,134,650 1982-2026
Operating
5,772,329 5,858,529 5,975,969 6,279,469 6,343,466 6,134,650 1982-2026
Idle
80,000 90,000 0 0 0 0 1982-2026
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
6,232,750 6,319,039 6,380,239 6,669,400 6,713,920 6,469,742 1982-2026
Operating
6,144,750 6,219,039 6,380,239 6,669,400 6,713,920 6,469,742 1982-2026
Idle
88,000 100,000 0 0 0 0 1982-2026
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
2,631,000 2,632,000 2,664,200 2,664,200 2,664,193 2,551,137 1982-2026
Thermal Cracking
959,707 942,207 942,207 996,380 1,000,512 902,712 1982-2026
Total Coking
959,707 942,207 942,207 996,380 1,000,512 902,712 1987-2026
Delayed Coking
917,707 900,207 900,207 954,380 958,512 860,712 1987-2026
Fluid Coking
42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 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
1,783,190 1,784,067 1,744,567 1,751,390 1,757,621 1,648,270 1982-2026
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 1982-2026
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
764,600 769,000 770,400 771,400 773,400 777,900 1982-2026
Distillate
250,300 250,800 252,100 255,100 255,100 255,100 2006-2026
Gas Oil
429,800 433,700 433,800 431,800 433,800 435,800 2004-2026
Residual
84,500 84,500 84,500 84,500 84,500 87,000 2004-2026
Catalytic Reforming
1,086,180 1,092,680 1,094,180 1,106,256 1,106,598 1,109,124 1982-2026
Low Pressure
980,900 987,400 988,900 1,002,976 1,005,476 1,007,976 1987-2026
High Pressure
105,280 105,280 105,280 103,280 101,122 101,148 1987-2026
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
5,809,720 5,825,721 5,836,908 6,094,874 6,115,177 5,736,969 1982-2026
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
1,437,840 1,465,200 1,470,900 1,472,400 1,487,779 1,432,602 1987-2026
Gasoline
1,123,180 1,124,221 1,093,648 1,103,807 1,095,420 1,007,920 2004-2026
Heavy Gas Oil
991,840 991,840 991,300 994,900 985,185 865,185 1987-2026
Distillate Fuel Oil
2,040,860 2,027,460 2,037,960 2,180,667 2,177,693 2,069,362 1987-2026
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
619,600 602,100 599,100 670,200 685,473 644,473 2004-2026
Diesel Fuel
1,405,260 1,409,360 1,422,860 1,494,467 1,492,220 1,424,889 2004-2026
Other Distillate
16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 0 0 2004-2026
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
216,000 217,000 243,100 343,100 369,100 361,900 1987-2026
Residual Fuel Oil
75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 2004-2026
Other
141,000 142,000 168,100 268,100 294,100 286,900 2004-2026
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
168,500 168,500 168,500 167,500 157,500 154,500 1987-2026
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
1,014,945 1,025,325 1,035,490 1,034,260 1,030,120 1,039,233 2010-2026
Total Coking
865,947 864,390 864,604 903,669 904,120 813,600 1987-2026
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
1,663,996 1,648,870 1,620,684 1,621,076 1,632,665 1,549,050 1987-2026
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
707,600 720,000 723,520 726,578 726,578 727,438 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