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Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
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Number of Operable Refineries
             
Total Number of Operable Refineries
17 17 16 15 15 15 1982-2024
Operating
17 17 14 15 15 15 1982-2024
Idle
0 0 2 0 0 0 1982-2024
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
3,325,990 3,366,666 3,165,031 2,922,541 2,964,220 2,971,022 1982-2024
Operating
3,325,990 3,366,666 2,949,531 2,922,541 2,964,220 2,971,022 1982-2024
Idle
0 0 215,500 0 0 0 1982-2024
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
3,529,825 3,569,295 3,312,295 3,051,155 3,116,355 3,117,355 1982-2024
Operating
3,529,825 3,569,295 3,092,295 3,051,155 3,116,355 3,117,355 1982-2024
Idle
0 0 220,000 0 0 0 1982-2024
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
1,752,070 1,760,470 1,645,170 1,541,000 1,539,100 1,539,100 1982-2024
Thermal Cracking
575,500 587,500 596,000 575,500 577,000 577,000 1982-2024
Total Coking
563,700 575,700 584,200 563,700 565,200 565,200 1987-2024
Delayed Coking
563,700 575,700 584,200 563,700 565,200 565,200 1987-2024
Fluid Coking
0 0 0 0 0 0 2006-2024
Visbreaking
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2024
Other (Including Gas Oil)
11,800 11,800 11,800 11,800 11,800 11,800 1987-2024
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
1,139,800 1,140,800 1,048,500 946,500 946,000 946,000 1982-2024
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
5,500 5,500 5,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 1982-2024
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
504,400 511,400 456,900 456,900 456,900 456,900 1982-2024
Distillate
55,000 55,000 55,000 55,000 55,000 55,000 2006-2024
Gas Oil
394,900 401,900 401,900 401,900 401,900 401,900 2004-2024
Residual
54,500 54,500 0 0 0 0 2004-2024
Catalytic Reforming
657,890 663,390 617,890 569,400 569,400 570,400 1982-2024
Low Pressure
515,690 521,190 521,690 473,200 473,200 474,200 1987-2024
High Pressure
142,200 142,200 96,200 96,200 96,200 96,200 1987-2024
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
3,067,580 3,104,480 2,846,180 2,662,500 2,681,200 2,698,400 1982-2024
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
676,040 690,740 646,740 602,200 602,200 602,700 1987-2024
Gasoline
858,740 875,740 817,740 751,900 756,900 763,200 2004-2024
Heavy Gas Oil
306,200 306,200 266,700 266,700 266,700 266,700 1987-2024
Distillate Fuel Oil
1,188,100 1,193,300 1,076,500 1,003,200 1,016,900 1,027,300 1987-2024
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
237,500 239,600 197,600 198,100 208,100 208,100 2004-2024
Diesel Fuel
950,600 953,700 878,900 805,100 808,800 809,700 2004-2024
Other Distillate
0 0 0 0 0 9,500 2004-2024
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
38,500 38,500 38,500 38,500 38,500 38,500 1987-2024
Residual Fuel Oil
13,500 13,500 13,500 13,500 13,500 13,500 2004-2024
Other
25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 2004-2024
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
71,000 72,000 72,000 72,000 72,000 72,000 1987-2024
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
584,750 585,870 556,460 514,040 505,570 504,198 2010-2024
Total Coking
515,400 517,040 542,174 520,233 510,370 524,712 1987-2024
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
1,052,056 1,065,621 964,258 879,434 874,380 879,221 1987-2024
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
469,188 471,826 430,877 430,954 425,268 428,987 1987-2024
- = 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: 6/14/2024
Next Release Date: June 2025