据石油新闻纽约报道,美国著名炼油企业菲利普斯66(Phillips 66)1月29日表示,由于该公司寻求通过增加其可再生能源的地位来重塑其炼油足迹,菲利普斯66去年第四季度业绩受到了飓风对其旗下美国墨西哥湾沿岸(USGC)炼油厂的影响。
去年第四季度,菲利普斯66旗下的USGC炼油厂的产能为48%,而其整个炼油系统的产能为69%。极端活跃的2020年飓风季节——创下了风暴数量的最高纪录——极大地影响了菲利普斯66旗下的USGC炼油厂运营,并加剧了疫情导致的需求下降的影响。
菲利普斯66旗下的具有日加工25.56万桶原油能力的Alliance炼油厂位于路易斯安那州Belle Chasse,去年9月中旬因飓风劳拉而关闭,直到今年1月初才重新启动。
菲利普斯66首席执行官格雷格·加兰在1月29日举行的第四季度业绩电话会议上说:“然后查尔斯湖炼油厂先后遭遇了两次飓风。”位于路易斯安那州的查尔斯湖炼油厂具有日加工26万桶原油能力。
加兰还说,尽管飓风造成的电力中断导致了一些运营问题,但Alliance炼油厂已在今年1月初重新启动,查尔斯湖炼油厂也“开始加工原油”。
菲利普斯 66没有给出第一季度炼油厂利用率指引,称将视市场情况而定。今年1月,菲利普斯66的炼油系统在70%的范围内运行。
李峻 编译自 石油新闻
原文如下:
Phillips 66 reports weak fourth quarter on storm-hit USGC refining results
Phillips 66's fourth-quarter results were weighed down from the hurricane impact on its US Gulf Coast refineries as the company looks to reshape its refining footprint by increasing its renewables fuels position.
For the fourth quarter, Phillips 66's USGC refineries ran at 48% of capacity compared with its overall system, which ran at 69% of capacity. The extremely active 2020 hurricane season -- which set a record for the number of storms-- greatly impacted Phillips 66's USGC refinery operations and intensified the impact of coronavirus pandemic-led demand drop.
The 255,600 b/d Alliance refinery in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, was shut down mid-September for Hurricane Laura, not restarting until early January.
"And then Lake Charles with the two hurricanes that came through there. We were just about up and running from the first one, and then we came back with the second one," said CEO Greg Garland on Jan. 29 fourth quarter results call referring to Phillip 66's 260,000 b/d Westlake, Louisiana, plant.
The Alliance refinery restarted in early January and the Lake Charles plant "is up and processing crude" despite some operating issues arising from the power outages of the hurricanes, Garland added.
Phillips 66 did not give guidance for first quarter refinery utilization, saying it would be according to market conditions. In January, Phillips 66's refining system was running in the low 70% range.