Suncor Commerce City Refinery Starts Up After Outage


   
Miguel E. Andujar
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   DAVENPORT, FL (DTN) -- Suncor Energy reported an unplanned operational 
shutdown at its 98,000 bpd refinery in Commerce City, Colorado, following a 
third-party power outage on Sunday (5/11), according to a community 
notification issued by the company.

   Suncor said refinery units were undergoing startup activities following the 
outage and that increased smoke or flaring could be visible from the facility 
during the restart process.

   Commerce City and North Denver community air monitoring network, along with 
the refinery's fenceline monitoring system, had not detected air quality 
readings above applicable health thresholds, according to the filing.

   The refinery is the only petroleum refinery in Colorado and primarily 
produces gasoline, diesel, and asphalt, with roughly 95% of its products 
remaining within the state.

   The latest event follows a similar notification issued by Suncor on May 8, 
when the company warned that increased smoke and flaring could be visible 
during startup activities tied to maintenance work.

   DTN contacted Suncor for further comment, but the company did not 
immediately respond. 




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