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FACTBOX-East Coast refineries, pipelines, terminals after Sandy

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Thu, 1 Nov 2012 11:33 PM
Author: Reuters
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(Updates NuStar terminal status) Nov 1 (Reuters) - Refineries and product pipelines supplying fuel to the U.S. East Coast on Thursday restored more operations that had been disrupted by Hurricane Sandy. More than two-thirds of the U.S. East Coast's refining capacity was shut down on Monday because of the storm. Phillips 66's 238,000 barrel a day Bayway refinery in New Jersey could resume operations next week at the earliest as it deals with electrical equipment damaged by flooding and boosts power supply currently too weak to run key units, sources familiar with the plant's operations said. The plant's 145,000 bpd fluid catalytic cracking unit, which makes gasoline, remained down on Thursday, according to sources. The U.S. Coast Guard said it reopened all ports from Philadelphia to North Carolina following the storm, but it warned mariners to watch for debris in the water, shoaling and navigational aids that may be inoperable. Power outages and lack of supply from shut terminals and ports have severely hampered distribution of oil products like gasoline in northern New Jersey and in New York but that may be beginning to ease as infrastructure returns to normal. In New York Harbor, the U.S. Coast Guard said it expects to allow barges into the harbor but that larger tankers are unlikely to be allowed in yet. The storm damaged four diesel storage tanks at Motiva Enterprise's terminal at Sewaren, New Jersey, and two of them leaked fuel into the Arthur Kill waterway, which separates Staten Island from New Jersey. Motiva estimated 6,600 barrels leaked into the Woodbridge Creek. Meanwhile, Buckeye Partners LP said several of its refined products pipelines were on line, though lines to upstate New York East were expected to restart later on Thursday after their integrity was verified. Its Linden facility was operating on generator power and delivering fuel to John F. Kennedy and Newark airports. Fuel to La Guardia airport was still not flowing, sources said. NuStar Energy said it was getting generators to its Linden, New Jersey oil depot in order to open two of the eight truck bays by noon on Friday. About half of the region's gasoline and diesel comes from the Gulf Coast via the Colonial Pipeline or via tanker from overseas. Hurricane Irene, which hit the region in August 2011, caused severe flooding and power outages along the East Coast and some refinery disruptions. Phillips 66 closed the Linden plant, while other refiners cut rates, but the oil industry escaped Irene with little damage. Below is a list of refineries, fuel pipelines and ports impacted by the storm: COMPANY PLANT CAPACITY STATUS (bpd) PBF Energy Delaware 190,000 Not damaged by storm, running at planned rates as of Oct. City, 31.** Delaware PBF Energy Paulsboro, 180,000 Not damaged by storm, running at planned rates as of Oct. New Jersey 31.** Hess Corp Port Reading, 70,000 Remained without power as of Oct. 31 after the plant was shut New Jersey down on Monday.* Philadelphia Philadelphia, 330,000 Both crude sections restarted at Point Breeze as of Oct. 31. Energy Pennsylvania Genscape said all monitored units in the Girard Point section Solutions of the refinery remained active throughout the storm. Ramping up to full rates with the other units as of Nov. 1. Monroe Trainer, 185,000 Operated throughout storm, may return to full rates next week Energy Pennsylvania after major maintenance already under way is completed.** Phillips 66 Linden, New 238,000 Continued to deal with electrical equipment damage as of Oct. Jersey 31. Could resume operations next week at the earliest. The 145,000 bpd fcc unit remained down on Thursday.** Imperial Oil Sarnia, 121,000 Returning to normal service as of Oct. 31 after being shut Ltd Ontario down a day earlier due to a power outage caused by the storm.* Source: * Company officials or government filings. ** Sources familiar with operations. EIA REPORT ON STATUS OF TERMINALS COMPANY LOCATION CAPACITY STATUS Colonial Pipeline Linden NJ Shut 10/30/2012 Hess Groton CT 812,185 Shut 10/30/2012 IMTT Bayonne NJ 16,000,000 Shut 10/31/2012 Kinder Morgan Carteret NJ Seen ready to begin petroleum 10/30/2012 product movements in 24-48 hr Kinder Morgan Perth Amboy NJ 3,543,388 Seen ready to begin petroleum 10/30/2012 product movements in 24-48 hr Kinder Morgan Philadelphia PA 11,878,462 Open 10/31/2012 Kinder Morgan Staten Island NY 2,959,700 Seen ready to begin petroleum 10/30/2012 product movements in 24-48 hr Magellan Midstream Wilmington DE 2,842,000 Open 10/30/2012 Magellan Midstream New Haven CT 4,000,000 Open with reduced operations 10/30/2012 Motiva Bridgeport CT 1,290,000 Open with reduced operations 10/31/2012 Motiva Brooklyn NY Shut 10/31/2012 Motiva Long Island NY 222,000 Shut 10/31/2012 Motiva Newark NJ 1,113,000 Shut 10/31/2012 Motiva New Haven CT 1,600,000 Open 1 10/31/2012 Motiva Sewaren NJ 5,000,000 Shut 10/31/2012 Motiva Baltimore MD 1,100,000 Open 1 10/31/2012 Motiva Fairfax VA 360,000 Open 10/31/2012 Motiva Richmond VA 210,000 Open 10/31/2012 Motiva Providence RI 1,458,000 Open 10/31/2012 NuStar Energy Paulsboro NJ 90,800 Open 10/31/2012 NuStar Energy Linden NJ Shut, Restart timing pending 10/31/2012 NuStar Energy Virginia Beach VA 40,000 Open 10/31/2012 NuStar Energy Dumfries VA Shut, Expected Back 11/1 10/31/2012 NuStar Energy Piney Point MD 5,403,000 Open 10/31/2012 NuStar Energy Andrews AFB MD Open 10/31/2012 NuStar Energy Baltimore MD 832,000 Open 10/31/2012 Phillips 66 Riverhead NY Shut 10/31/2012 Phillips 66 Tremley Point NJ Shut 10/31/2012 OTHER TERMINALS IN NEW YORK HARBOR AREA COMPANY LOCATION CAPACITY STATUS BP Products North New York, NY Harbor 53,000 Unknown America, Inc. BP Products North Carteret, NJ 1,445,000 Unknown America, Inc. Buckeye Terminals, LLC New Jersey, NY Harbor 4,000,000 Unknown Carbo Industries, Inc. Long Island, NY 5,900,000 Unknown Castle Port Morris New York, NY Harbor 846,000 Unknown Terminal Center Point Terminal New Jersey, NY Harbor 1,018,300 Unknown Company CITGO Petroleum Corp. Linden, NJ 3,669,250 Unknown Getty Terminals Corp. New Jersey, NY Harbor 1,018,300 Unknown Getty Terminals Corp. Bronx, NY 23,000 Unknown Global Companies, LLC Long Island, NY 104,200 Unknown Global Companies, LLC Long Island, NY 325,700 Unknown Gulf Oil, Limited Linden, NJ 568,374 Unknown Partnership Hess Corporation New York, NY Harbor 533,933 Unknown Hess Corporation New York, NY Harbor 646,334 Unknown Hess Corporation New Jersey, NY Harbor 5,961,000 Unknown Hess Corporation New Jersey, NY Harbor 4,900 Unknown Hess Corporation New Jersey, NY Harbor 579,619 Unknown Hess Corporation New Jersey, NY Harbor 608,000 Unknown Hess Corporation New Jersey, NY Harbor 1,689,000 Unknown Kinder Morgan New York, NY Harbor 2,959,700 Unknown Kinder Morgan Liquids New Jersey, NY Harbor 7,542,619 Unknown Terminals, LLC Lorco Petroleum New Jersey, NY Harbor 476,190 Unknown Services Metro Terminals Corp. Brooklyn, NY 207,000 Unknown Motiva Enterprises, LLC New York, NY Harbor 50,000 Unknown Motiva Enterprises, LLC Long Island, NY 222,000 Unknown NuStar Energy, LP New Jersey, NY Harbor 4,116,000 Unknown NuStar Energy, LP New Jersey, NY Harbor 340,000 Unknown Sprague Energy Long Island, NY 80,263 Unknown Corporation Sunoco Logistics New Jersey, NY Harbor 505,457 Unknown Partners, LP PIPELINES, PORTS, TERMINALS, KEY POWER RESTARTS * Kinder Morgan said on Thursday it will resume shipping from its New York and New Jersey terminals in the next day or two, after the company brought in generators to power pumps and other equipment. The terminals in Carteret, New Jersey, Perth Amboy, New Jersey and Staten Island, New York, will begin to receive and move refined fuels in the next 24 to 48 hours. * Phillips 66 company officials confirmed a shut-down cogeneration plant in Linden, New Jersey, was still a problem as of Oct. 31 for its Bayway refinery. Sources familiar with the plant's operations said it could resume operations next week at the earliest as it deals with the electrical equipment damage. * Colonial Pipeline, the nation's largest oil products pipeline, said Thursday it expects operations at its facility in Linden, New Jersey, to be restored by Friday, or possibly sooner. Assessments provided by terminals served from its Linden facility indicate severe flooding, power losses and other damage, the company said in an email. * Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday that all its New York borough terminals were still down. Its Shell-branded network was 84 percent open in Connecticut, 47 percent open in New Jersey, 62 percent open in New York and 83 percent open in Pennsylvania. * Motiva Enterprises said on Wednesday it reopened more of the fuel terminals it shut because of Hurricane Sandy, but four terminals in Sewaren and Newark, New Jersey, and Brooklyn and Long Island, New York, have no restart date. * Magellan Midstream Partners, one of the largest U.S. pipeline and storage terminal companies, said it now has limited operational capacity to receive inbound vessels and barges at its New Haven terminal. * U.S. pipeline and storage terminal company NuStar Energy said Wednesday its Paulsboro, New Jersey, terminal was back in operation, but that damage assessment showed significant high-water damage to the marine and storage terminal. * NuStar's Piney Point, Andrews AFB and Baltimore terminals, in Maryland, were all back in operation, the company said on its website. * NuStar said its Virginia Beach terminal was back in operation, while the Dumfries terminal, also in Virginia, was expected to be back by Oct. 31 midnight. (Reporting by Janet McGurty, Edward McAllister and Selam Gebrekidan in New York, Kristen Hays in Houston, Shruti Chaturvedi in Bangalore and Jeffrey Jones in Calgary; Editing by Phil Berlowitz)

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