Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas (U.S.) to complete hydrotreater repairs in October
Marathon Petroleum plans to complete repairs by mid-October on a fire-damaged hydrotreater at its 631,000-bpd Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas, people familiar with plant operations said.
Marathon spokesperson Jamal Kheiry declined to comment on operations at the refinery in Texas City, which is the United States' largest by capacity.
The 64,000-bpd residual hydrotreating unit (RHU) was shut by a June 14 fire on the unit. Two small hydrotreating units on the RHU have restarted and a third is expected to restart this month, the two sources said.
Repairs on the 400-train hydrotreater, which is the largest on the RHU and where the fire was centered, will finish in mid-October.
The RHU was originally supposed to be shut for a full overhaul in the first quarter of 2026, but the work was brought forward for the repairs.
Hydrotreaters use hydrogen to remove sulfur from motor fuel feedstocks to comply with U.S. environmental rules.
The RHU processes residual crude oil, which is the thick tar-like oil left over from the refining process. Residual crude is used to make motor fuel feedstocks and petroleum coke.
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