CVR Energy Targets 20,000 bpd WCS at Coffeyville Refinery


   
Miguel E. Andujar
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   DAVENPORT, FL (DTN) -- CVR Energy is ramping up Western Canadian Select 
(WCS) processing at its 132,000 bpd Coffeyville refinery in Kansas, the company 
said in a conference call on its fourth quarter earnings.

   "We have started ramping up our WCS processing at Coffeyville and believe we 
may be able to get throughput up to approximately 20,000 bpd," CEO Mark Pytosh 
said on the call Thursday (2/19).

   That will compare with just 711 bpd of Canadian crude processed at 
Coffeyville during the fourth quarter, according to company throughput data. 

   Coffeyville is primarily a domestic light-to-medium crude refinery, 
historically relying on locally sourced and other domestic crude barrels 

   The refinery produces mainly gasoline and distillates. In the fourth 
quarter, Coffeyville produced 73,250 bpd of gasoline and 61,132 bpd of 
distillate, while crude utilization averaged 96.5% 

   If WCS runs approach 20,000 bpd, that would represent roughly 15% of total 
capacity a meaningful shift in crude mix toward heavier, discounted feedstock.

   WCS averaged a $12.06 bbl discount to WTI during the fourth quarter, 
supporting the economics of heavier crude runs.  

   Sugarland, Texas-based CVR reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $110 
million as accelerated depreciation from its Wynnewood refinery reversion and 
fertilizer plant downtime outweighed a 97% petroleum throughput utilization 
rate.




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