Oct 4, 2017

Q2 2017 with 4,094 thousand barrels per day (mbd), Asia had the highest refining capacity under maintenance (both planned and unplanned). The regions which had refining capacities under maintenance come under second and third are North America (1,872 mbd) and the Middle East (736 mbd), respectively. Asia, North America, and the Middle East also lead among countries in terms of refining capacity under planned maintenance, with 3,708 mbd, 1,274 mbd and 736 mbd, respectively. North America had the highest refining capacity under unplanned maintenance in Q2 2017 with 598 mbd. Asia and the Caribbean follow with 386 mbd and 335 mbd, respectively.
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Yeosu in South Korea had the highest refining capacity under maintenance (both planned and unplanned) in the quarter with 786 mbd among the refineries. The three refineries which lead in terms of planned maintenance globally are Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery in Kuwait had the second highest with 466 mbd followed by the Whiting refinery in the US (430 mbd).

The Caribbean refinery Curacao with 335 mbd, Mexican Salina Cruz refinery with 335 mbd, and Jurong Island II refinery in Singapore with 290 mbd are the highest unplanned maintenance in the quarter. In terms of capacity under planned maintenance in the quarter, the US, Japan, and India were the top three countries globally.

The operators with the highest refining capacity under maintenance (for both total and planned) were GS Caltex Corporation, Kuwait National Petroleum Company K.S.C. (KNPC), and BP, with 786 mbd, 736 mbd, and 525 mbd, respectively. The three refineries also lead globally in terms of planned maintenance.

PDVSA, Pemex, and Singapore Refining Company Pvt Ltd were the top operators in terms of refining capacity under unplanned maintenance in the quarter with 522 mbd, 330 mbd, and 290 mbd, respectively.

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