SUPERIOR Refinery ONLY Became STABLE In EARLY October ! In U.S. Manufacturing, crude utilization was 88% in the third quarter, with throughput of 555,900 bbls/d, compared with 70% and 442,500 bbls/d in the second quarter. The Toledo Refinery performed well following its restart in the second quarter, and at the Superior Refinery, the full and stable start-up of the fluid catalytic cracking unit was achieved in early October after operational challenges in the second quarter.
Crude utilization in the Canadian Manufacturing segment was 98% with throughput of 108,400 bbls/d in the third quarter, compared with crude utilization and throughput of 86% and 95,300 bbls/d in the second quarter. Both the Lloydminster Upgrader and Lloydminster Refinery operated at or near full capacity, with utilization rates of 99% and 96%, respectively.
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