Sunoco MidAmerica Refinery Shut Down for Repairs after Fire

Sunoco MidAmerica, a Philadelphia-based energy company, has shut down one of its two crude units at its Toledo, Ohio refinery for repairs following a fire on February 15. The refinery, which has a production capacity of 140,000 barrels per day, will continue to operate the second unit. The fire caused minimal damage, and the company expects the unit to be back online within a week.

Key Takeaways:

• The Sunoco MidAmerica Toledo Refinery has two crude units with a combined production capacity of 140,000 barrels per day.
• One of the units was shut down for repairs following a fire on February 15.
• The second unit will continue to operate, and there should be no impact on product supply due to a previously planned slowdown for maintenance and upgrades.
• The cause of the fire is being investigated, and there were no injuries.
• The refinery's manager, Mike Pollauf, stated that the damage to the unit was not extensive and that the repair work is expected to take about one week.
• Sunoco MidAmerica will use the downtime to advance planned maintenance and upgrades on downstream units.
• The refinery supplies gasoline and petroleum products to a five-state area in the Midwest.
• Sunoco MidAmerica is a business unit of Philadelphia-based Sun Company (NYSE: SUN).

Statistics:

• 140,000: Combined production capacity of the two crude units at the Toledo Refinery.
• 70,000: Production capacity of each crude unit.
• 2: Number of crude units at the Toledo Refinery.
• 1: Number of units shut down for repairs after the fire.
• 1: Week expected duration of repairs.
• 5: Number of states in the Midwest where Sunoco MidAmerica supplies gasoline and petroleum products.

Sources:

• PRNewswire: "Sunoco MidAmerica Shuts Down Toledo Refinery Crude Unit"
• Sunoco MidAmerica: Press Release, February 17, 1998