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Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
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Number of Operable Refineries
             
Total Number of Operable Refineries
31 31 32 32 34 35 1982-2025
Operating
30 30 30 32 34 35 1982-2025
Idle
1 1 2 0 0 0 1982-2025
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
5,855,529 5,852,329 5,948,529 5,975,969 6,279,469 6,343,466 1982-2025
Operating
5,820,529 5,772,329 5,858,529 5,975,969 6,279,469 6,343,466 1982-2025
Idle
35,000 80,000 90,000 0 0 0 1982-2025
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
6,217,800 6,232,750 6,319,039 6,380,239 6,669,400 6,713,920 1982-2025
Operating
6,179,800 6,144,750 6,219,039 6,380,239 6,669,400 6,713,920 1982-2025
Idle
38,000 88,000 100,000 0 0 0 1982-2025
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
2,631,000 2,631,000 2,632,000 2,664,200 2,664,200 2,664,193 1982-2025
Thermal Cracking
955,707 959,707 942,207 942,207 996,380 1,000,512 1982-2025
Total Coking
955,707 959,707 942,207 942,207 996,380 1,000,512 1987-2025
Delayed Coking
913,707 917,707 900,207 900,207 954,380 958,512 1987-2025
Fluid Coking
42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 42,000 1987-2025
Visbreaking
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2025
Other (Including Gas Oil)
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2025
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
1,791,190 1,783,190 1,784,067 1,744,567 1,751,390 1,757,621 1982-2025
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 1982-2025
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
764,100 764,600 769,000 770,400 771,400 773,400 1982-2025
Distillate
250,300 250,300 250,800 252,100 255,100 255,100 2006-2025
Gas Oil
429,300 429,800 433,700 433,800 431,800 433,800 2004-2025
Residual
84,500 84,500 84,500 84,500 84,500 84,500 2004-2025
Catalytic Reforming
1,087,080 1,086,180 1,092,680 1,094,180 1,106,256 1,106,598 1982-2025
Low Pressure
981,800 980,900 987,400 988,900 1,002,976 1,005,476 1987-2025
High Pressure
105,280 105,280 105,280 105,280 103,280 101,122 1987-2025
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
5,781,820 5,809,720 5,825,721 5,836,908 6,094,874 6,115,177 1982-2025
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
1,424,090 1,437,840 1,465,200 1,470,900 1,472,400 1,487,779 1987-2025
Gasoline
1,116,180 1,123,180 1,124,221 1,093,648 1,103,807 1,095,420 2004-2025
Heavy Gas Oil
980,140 991,840 991,840 991,300 994,900 985,185 1987-2025
Distillate Fuel Oil
2,044,410 2,040,860 2,027,460 2,037,960 2,180,667 2,177,693 1987-2025
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
629,700 619,600 602,100 599,100 670,200 685,473 2004-2025
Diesel Fuel
1,398,710 1,405,260 1,409,360 1,422,860 1,494,467 1,492,220 2004-2025
Other Distillate
16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 0 2004-2025
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
217,000 216,000 217,000 243,100 343,100 369,100 1987-2025
Residual Fuel Oil
75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 2004-2025
Other
142,000 141,000 142,000 168,100 268,100 294,100 2004-2025
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
168,000 168,500 168,500 168,500 167,500 157,500 1987-2025
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
1,027,540 1,014,945 1,025,325 1,035,490 1,034,260 1,030,120 2010-2025
Total Coking
887,181 865,947 864,390 864,604 903,669 904,120 1987-2025
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
1,669,758 1,663,996 1,648,870 1,620,684 1,621,076 1,632,665 1987-2025
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
708,760 707,600 720,000 723,520 726,578 726,578 1987-2025
- = 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: 6/20/2025
Next Release Date: June 2026