Yahoo Finance HollyFrontier Forced to Reduce Woods Cross Refinery's Output
HollyFrontier Corporation HFC recently reported that its Woods Cross refinery is continuing operations at reduced rates. The refinery is run by a subsidiary of HollyFrontier and located in West Bountiful, north of Salt Lake City, UT. On Mar 12, 2018, a crude unit of the facility caught fire, which forced the reduced rates. No injuries were reported following the fire.
The incident hit the facility's crude receiving pipeline that is run by Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. PAA. It reduced the facility's production rate to 30,000-31,000 barrels per day (BPD) from its original capacity of 45,000 BPD. The refined products from the facility are sold primarily in Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and eastern Washington. The Woods Cross refinery is one of the five refineries the company owns.
The company is assessing the scenario to determine the necessary steps to be taken to revive the facility. Per the company, available information from the refinery so far is not enough to affect its first-quarter guidance.
About HollyFrontier
Dallas, TX-based HollyFrontier is an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products in the United States. The company reached its current form following the 2011 merger between Holly Corp. and Frontier Oil. HollyFrontier's operations are organized into three reportable segments: Refining, Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc. and Holly Energy Partners.
Price Performance
HollyFrontier has gained 82.8% in the last year compared with 22.9% growth of its industry.
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HollyFrontier has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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