PBF Energy Inc (PBF)

[Timothy Smith]

PBF Energy (PBF +0.6%) late yesterday said it completed the repair and restart of its 82K bbl/day Delaware City refining unit that had been crippled by fire Aug. 21.

The breakdown and loss of a major air compressor system in the plant’s catalytic cracking unit reportedly idled the system for weeks, prompting operation of some plant systems at reduced rates.

Full details and the cost and cause of the incident have not been made public, but PBF cuts 10K bbl/day off its projected Q3 production range for its east coast refining plants, which include both the Delaware City and Paulsboro, N.J., refineries, to 300K-320K bbl/day.