Petroleum Supply Reporting System

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
Washington, D.C. 20585

OMB No. 1905-0165
Expiration Date: 12/31/09
(Revised 2006)

EIA-820
ANNUAL REFINERY REPORT
INSTRUCTIONS
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions about Form EIA-820 after reading
the instructions, please contact the Form Manager at
(202) 586-6281.

PURPOSE

COPIES OF SURVEY FORMS, INSTRUCTIONS
AND DEFINITIONS
Copies in portable document format (PDF) and spreadsheet
format (XLS) are available on EIA's website at:
www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/survey_forms/pet_survey_forms.html

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Form EIA-820,
“Annual Refinery Report,” is used to collect data on current
and projected capacities of all operable petroleum refineries.
The data appear on EIA’s website at www.eia.doe.gov and
in numerous government publications.

You may also access the materials by following the steps
below:
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WHO MUST SUBMIT
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Form EIA-820 is mandatory pursuant to Section 13 (b) of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Public Law
93-275) and must be completed by all operating and idle
petroleum refineries (including new refineries under
construction) and refineries shutdown during the previous
year, located in the 50 States, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and other U.S.
possessions.

WHEN TO SUBMIT
Form EIA-820 must be received by the EIA by February 15th
for the preceding calendar year.

Go to EIA’s website at www.eia.doe.gov
Click on Petroleum
Click on Petroleum Survey Forms located in the
References box on the right side of the page
Select the materials you want.

Files must be saved to your personal computer. Data cannot
be entered interactively on the website.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Definitions of petroleum products and other terms are available
on our website. Please refer to these definitions before
completing the survey form.
Report all quantities to the nearest whole number. See
individual headings for correct units of measure. Shaded cells
on the form are those in which data are not currently required to
be reported. One barrel equals 42 US gallons.

HOW TO SUBMIT
PART 1. RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION DATA
Instructions on how to report via, fax, secure file transfer, or
e-mail are printed on PART 2 of Form EIA-820.
Secure File Transfer: This form may be submitted to the EIA
by fax, e-mail, or secure file transfer. Should you choose to
submit your data via e-mail or facsimile, we must advise you
that e-mail and facsimile are insecure means of transmission
because the data are not encrypted, and there is some
possibility that your data could be compromised. You can also
send your Excel files to EIA using a secure method of
transmission: HTTPS. This is an industry standard method to
send information over the web using secure, encrypted
processes. (It is the same method that commercial
companies communicate with customers when transacting
business on the web.) To use this service, we recommend
the use of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later or Netscape
4.77 or later. Send your surveys using this secure method
at: https://idc.eia.doe.gov/upload/noticeoog.jsp.

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Enter the 10-digit EIA ID Number. If you do not have a
number, submit your report leaving this field blank. EIA will
advise you of the number.

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Enter the name and mailing address of the reporting
company. If there has been a change since the last
report, enter an “X” in the block provided.

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Enter the site name of the refinery.

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Enter the name, telephone number, fax number, and email address of the person to contact concerning
information shown on the report. The person listed should
be the person most knowledgeable of the specific data
reported.

PART 2. SUBMISSION/RESUBMISSION INFORMATON
Refer to “How to Submit” section for more details or
methods for submitting data.
Resubmission
A resubmission is required whenever an error greater
than 5 percent of a previously reported value is
discovered by a respondent or if requested by the EIA.

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Enter an “X” in the resubmission box if you are correcting
information previously reported. Enter only those data
cells which are affected by the changes. You are not
required to file a complete form when you resubmit.

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
PART 3. FUEL, ELECTRICITY, AND STEAM PURCHASED
AND CONSUMED AT THE REFINERY

Total domestic crude oil receipts reported on the annual Form
EIA-820 must equal the sum of last year's monthly submissions
of Domestic Crude Oil Receipts (Code 010) reported on the
Form EIA-810, "Monthly Refinery Report." Alaskan crude is
domestic.
Total foreign crude oil receipts reported on the annual Form
EIA-820 must equal the sum of last year's monthly
submissions of Foreign Crude Oil Receipts (Code 020)
reported on the Form EIA-810, "Monthly Refinery Report."

Report purchased natural gas, coal, electricity, and steam used
as a fuel at the refinery last year. Report purchased
quantities only. Exclude consumption by petrochemical
facilities associated with the refinery.

PART 5. ATMOSPHERIC CRUDE OIL DISTILLATION
CAPACITY AS OF JANUARY 1

Natural Gas (Code 105) - Report the volume of dry natural gas
purchased and used as a fuel at the refinery to the nearest
whole number of million cubic feet. Exclude natural gas
used as feedstock for hydrogen production.

Report operable capacity as of January 1, 2007 (Code 401) for
atmospheric crude oil distillation units in both barrels per
calendar day and barrels per stream day. Processing
equipment upstream of the atmospheric distillation
tower/furnace, such as preflash drums/towers, prefractionators
and outboard flash towers, should be considered part of the
atmospheric distillation unit for capacity reporting purposes.
The barrels per calendar day capacity for atmospheric crude
oil distillation reported on the annual Form EIA-820 and the
monthly Form EIA-810, "Monthly Refinery Report" for
January 1, 2007 must match.

Coal (Code 109) - Report the volume of coal purchased and
used as a fuel at the refinery to the nearest whole number of
thousand short tons. Include coke from coal, but exclude
coke derived from petroleum.
Electricity (Code 114) - Report purchased electricity to the
nearest whole number of million kilowatt-hours. Exclude
electricity produced at the refinery, including cogeneration.
Steam (Code 113) - Report purchased steam to the nearest
whole number of million pounds.
PART 4. REFINERY RECEIPTS OF CRUDE OIL BY
METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION
Report last year’s receipts of crude oil by method of
transportation in thousand barrels using the following criteria:

Current Year:

Barrels per Calendar Day - This is your total rated capacity
and is the amount of input that your distillation units can
process under usual operating conditions during a year. The
amount is expressed in terms of capacity during a 24-hour
period and should be reduced to account for the following
limitations that may delay, interrupt, or limit optimal productive
performance during a year:
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the annualized reduction of stream day capacity to
account for scheduled downtime due to such conditions as
routine inspection, maintenance, repairs and turnaround,
and for unscheduled downtime due to such conditions as
mechanical problems, repairs, and slowdowns. These
factors may only happen once over a period of years and
should not be counted only in the year of occurrence.

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the capability of downstream processing units to absorb
the output of crude oil processing facilities of a given
refinery. No reduction is necessary for intermediate streams
that are distributed to other than downstream facilities as
part of a refinery’s normal operation.

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the types and grades of inputs to be processed.

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the types and grades of products expected to be
manufactured.

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the environmental constraints associated with refinery
operations.

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Barrels per Stream Day -This is your design capacity,
also called the surge capacity. It represents the maximum
number of barrels of input that your distillation unit(s) can
process within a 24-hour period when running at full
capacity without interruption under optimal crude and
product slate conditions with no bottlenecks in the system
or allowance for downtime. Barrels per stream day
capacity must be greater than barrels per calendar
day capacity.

Report the last method of transportation used if the distance
traveled via this mode is equal to or greater than 100 miles.
Examples:
If the refinery received crude oil that first traveled 5,000
miles by tanker and then traveled 105 miles by pipeline to
the refinery, report pipeline as the method of transportation.
If the refinery received crude oil that first traveled 3,000
miles by tanker, then 500 miles by barge, then 50 miles by
pipeline, and finally traveled 75 miles to the refinery by
truck, report barge as the method of transportation.
Report the method which represents the greatest distance
traveled if several methods of transportation are used and no
single method is equal to or greater than 100 miles.
Example:
If the refinery received crude oil that first traveled 75 miles
by tank car, then 70 miles by barge and finally travels 55
miles by truck to the refinery, report tank car as the method
of transportation.

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Operable Capacity has two components, operating and idle
capacity.
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Operating Capacity (Code 399) - the component of
operable capacity in operation at the beginning of the year
(January 1).

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Idle Capacity (Code 400) - the component of operable
capacity not in operation and not under active repair, but
capable of being placed in operation within 30 days; or
capacity not in operation but under active repair which can
be completed in 90 days.

For the Desulfurization Units (Codes 426, 420, 421, 422,
423, 424, 413, and 425), include capacity of all types of
desulfurization technologies as well as those hydrotreating
units which have functions besides desulfurization. Please
include a short note in the Comments Section of the form
the details of hydrotreating for other than desulfurization
purposes.
For the Catalytic Reforming categories (Codes 430 and 431),
report the capacity of low pressure (less than 225 pounds
per square inch gauge (PSIG) measured at the outlet
separator) and high pressure (equal to or greater than 225
PSIG) processing units.

Projections:
Projections of operable capacity for next year (Code 501)
should include operating, idle, and any additional capacities
slated for completion as of January 1 of the next year.

In the case of Fuels Solvent Deasphalting (Code 432),
include only units designed to remove asphalt from petroleum
fractions intended for further processing into fuel-type
products. Do not include lube solvent deasphalting capacity.
PART 7. PRODUCTION CAPACITY AS OF JANUARY 1

PART 6. DOWNSTREAM CHARGE CAPACITY AS OF
JANUARY 1
This section requires reporting current and future capacities
for every named type of unit in terms of barrels per stream day
and also in terms of barrels per calendar day for some of the
units.
Report in barrels per calendar day (see definition in Part 5), the
operable charge capacity as of January 1 of this year of the
following downstream processing units:

Report the maximum amount of product that can be produced
in 24 hours from all processing facilities at the refinery for the
products listed on the survey form. All products should be
reported in barrels except for hydrogen and sulfur.
Projections of operable production capacity for next year
should include operating, idle, and any additional
capacities slated for completion by January 1 of the next
year.

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fluid coking (includes flexicoking) (Code 404)

The following factors should be considered when reporting
the capacities for the following products:

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delayed coking (Code 405)

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fresh feed catalytic cracking (Code 407)

Alkylates (Code 415) - Report the maximum amount of
alkylates that can be produced from alkylation
processes.

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catalytic hydrocracking:

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Aromatics (Code 437) - Report the maximum amount
of aromatics that can be produced from various
separation processes after catalytic reforming.

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Asphalt and Road Oil (Code 931) - Report the
maximum amount of asphalt and road oil that can be
produced. Do not include unfinished oils under this
classification.

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Isobutane (Code 615) - Report the maximum amount of
isobutane (C4H10) that can be produced.

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C5/C6 Isomerate (Code 438) - Report the maximum
amount of isomerate including isopentane (C5H12) and
isohexane (C6H14) that can be produced.

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Lubricants (Code 854) - Report the maximum amount
of base stocks, including white oil feedstock, that can be
produced at the refinery. Associated lube plant
production outside the refinery gate should not be
included.

-distillate (Code 439)
-gas oil (Code 440)
-residual (Code 441)
Barrels per calendar day capacity must be less than barrels per
stream day capacity. Charge capacity for a processing facility is
measured in terms of its liquid feed adjusted (for standard
temperature and pressure) inputs (feed) capacity. Do not
include hydrogen gas inputs.
Report in barrels per stream day (see definition in Section 3)
the operable charge capacity of the downstream processing
facilities listed on the survey form as of January 1 of this year
and projections of operable charge capacity, including
operating, idle, and any additional capacities slated for
completion as of January 1 of the next year. Charge
capacity for a processing facility is measured in terms of its
input (liquids feed) capacity.
For the Thermal Cracking category "Other" (Code 406),
include gas oil.

This capacity should include base stocks and process
oils that have undergone some combination of distillation,
solvent extraction, hydrocracking, severe hydrotreating,
deasphalting, dewaxing or finishing.
• Petroleum Coke-Marketable (Code 021) - Report the
maximum amount of marketable petroleum coke that can
be produced from processing and upgrading facilities. Do

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not include catalyst petroleum coke. Report in barrels.
There are 5 barrels per short ton.
• Hydrogen (Code 091) - Report the maximum amount of
hydrogen that can be produced only by your refinery’s
hydrogen generation plant. Do not include the hydrogen
that is generated by the catalytic reforming units
producing reformate. Report quantities in million cubic
feet per day (MMcfd).
• Sulfur (Code 435) - Report the maximum total sulfur
recovery capacity of the refinery. Report quantities in
short tons per day.
PART 8. STORAGE CAPACITY AS OF JANUARY 1
Report in thousand barrels both working and shell storage
capacity located at the refinery for the products listed on
the survey form as of January 1 of this year.
Working and Shell Storage Capacity are defined as:
Working Storage Capacity - the difference in volume
between the maximum safe fill capacity and the quantity
below which pump suction is ineffective (bottoms).
Shell Storage Capacity - the design capacity of a
petroleum storage tank which is always greater than or
equal to working storage capacity.
Aboveground and underground storage capacity must
include railroad tank cars located on site.
Exclude any leased tankage at other facilities.
Gasoline Blending Components (Code 136) - Includes
motor gasoline and aviation gasoline blending components.
Other Products (Code 333) - Includes ethane/ethylene,
isobutane/isobutylene, pentanes plus, other hydrocarbons,
hydrogen, unfinished oils, finished aviation gasoline,
special naphthas, wax, petroleum coke, still gas,
petrochemical feedstocks and miscellaneous products.

PROVISIONS REGARDING CONFIDENTIALITY
OF INFORMATION
Information on operable atmospheric crude oil distillation
capacity, downstream charge capacity, and production
capacity reported on Form EIA-820 are not considered
confidential and will be publicly released in identifiable form.
In addition to the use of the information by EIA for statistical
purposes, the information may made available, upon request,
to other Federal agencies authorized by law to receive such
information for any nonstatistical purposes such as
administrative, regulatory, law enforcement, or adjudicatory
purposes.
All other information reported on this form will be kept
confidential and not disclosed to the public to the extent that it
satisfies the criteria for exemption under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. §552, the DOE regulations, 1
0 C.F.R. §1004.11, implementing the FOIA, and the Trade
Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. §1905. The Energy Information
Administration (EIA) will protect your information in
accordance with its confidentiality and security policies and
procedures.
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The Federal Energy Administration Act requires the EIA to
provide company-specific data to other Federal agencies
when requested for official use. The information reported on
this form may also be made available, upon request, to
another component of the Department of Energy (DOE); to
any Committee of Congress, the General Accountability
Office, or other Federal agencies authorized by law to receive
such information. A court of competent jurisdiction may obtain
this information in response to an order. The information may
be used for any nonstatistical purposes such as
administrative, regulatory, law enforcement, or adjudicatory
purposes.
Company specific data are also provided to other DOE offices
for the purpose of examining specific petroleum operations in
the context of emergency response planning and actual
emergencies.
Disclosure limitation procedures are not applied to the
statistical data published from this survey's information. Thus,
there may be some statistics that are based on data from
fewer than three respondents, or that are dominated by data
from one or two large respondents. In these cases, it may be
possible for a knowledgeable person to estimate the
information reported by a specific respondent.

SANCTIONS
The timely submission of Form EIA-820 by those required to
report is mandatory under Section 13(b) of the Federal
Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-275), as
amended. Failure to respond may result in a civil penalty of not
more than $2,750 each day for each violation, or a fine of not
more than $5,000 for each willful violation.
The government may bring a civil action to prohibit reporting
violations which may result in a temporary restraining order or a
preliminary or permanent injunction without bond. In such
civil action, the court may also issue mandatory injunctions
commanding any person to comply with these reporting
requirements.

FILING FORMS WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND ESTIMATED
REPORTING BURDEN
Respondents are not required to file or reply to any Federal
collection of information unless it has a valid OMB control
number. Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 2 hours and 18 minutes per
response, including the time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining
the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
collection of information. Send comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
information including suggestions for reducing this burden
to: Energy Information Administration, Statistics and
Methods Group, EI-70, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20585; and to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, D.C. 20503.

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