Inspectioneering
News

TotalEnergies Restarts Crude Unit at Port Arthur Refinery

Reuters, July 6, 2022
Reuters

TotalEnergies SE restarted the large crude distillation unit (CDU) at its 238,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, said sources familiar with plant operations.

The 150,000-bpd ACU-1 CDU restarted on Tuesday after the refinery was able to restore stable steam supply from the neighboring BASF Total joint-venture petrochemical complex, the sources said.

TotalEnergies spokesperson Marie Maitre declined to comment on Wednesday.

The 40,000-bpd ACU-2 CDU remains shut. The refinery restarted the 35,000-bpd reformer and 42,000-bpd naphtha hydrotreater on Tuesday night, the sources said.

The refinery was waiting for restoration of a stable steam supply from the BASF complex to begin restarting units knocked out by a Monday power interruption, the sources said. Without a reliable steam supply, the Total refinery could not restore units to production following the power interruption.

A BASF complex cogeneration unit, which provides steam, shut on Friday, the sources said. A reformer at the refinery was shut by heavy rain also on Friday.

CDUs are the workhorses of refineries, breaking down crude oil into feedstocks for all other units.

Reformers produce additives to boost gasoline octane. A hydrotreater removes sulfur from motor fuels and their components in compliance with U.S. environmental rules.


(Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise and Sandra Maler)

Click here to read the full article from Reuters.

Copyright 2024 Thomson Reuters. Click for restrictions.

Comments and Discussion

There are no comments yet.

Add a Comment

Please log in or register to participate in comments and discussions.


Inspectioneering Journal

Explore over 20 years of articles written by our team of subject matter experts.

Company Directory

Find relevant products, services, and technologies.

Training Solutions

Improve your skills in key mechanical integrity subjects.

Case Studies

Learn from the experience of others in the industry.

Integripedia

Inspectioneering's index of mechanical integrity topics – built by you.

Industry News

Stay up-to-date with the latest inspection and asset integrity management news.

Blog

Read short articles and insights authored by industry experts.

Expert Interviews

Inspectioneering's archive of interviews with industry subject matter experts.

Event Calendar

Find upcoming conferences, training sessions, online events, and more.

Downloads

Downloadable eBooks, Asset Intelligence Reports, checklists, white papers, and more.

Videos & Webinars

Watch educational and informative videos directly related to your profession.

Acronyms

Commonly used asset integrity management and inspection acronyms.