Joseph Israel
Analyst · Neil Mehta with Goldman Sachs. Your line is open
Thank you, Avigal. We haven’t discussed operations excellence in the past several quarters. And today, I'm very proud to share with you operating data results, which clearly reinforce our progress as operators and demonstrate improved capabilities of our assets. Bottom line for our second quarter, safe, compliant and reliable operations led the way to a record high throughput of 316,000 barrels per day and a favorable $5.02 per barrel cost structure for our refining system. In Tyler, total throughput in the second quarter was approximately 76,000 barrels per day. Production margin in the quarter was $10.11 per barrel and operating expenses were $4.83 per barrel. For the third quarter, the estimated total throughput in Tyler is in the 74,000 to 77,000 barrels per day range. In El Dorado, total throughput in the quarter was approximately 85,000 barrels per day. Our production margin was $2.79 per barrel, driven by low margin environment, increased vacuumization and a relatively weak output market. Operating expenses were $4.12 per barrel. After successfully demonstrating our crude oil flexibility in the first quarter, the team is pushing forward initiatives on the product side, including product diversification and logistics to support new market access optionality. Estimated throughput for the third quarter is in the 79,000 to 82,000 barrels per day range. In Big Spring, the successful execution of the recovery plan is well reflected in our results. Total throughput for the quarter was approximately 74,000 barrels per day. Our production margin was $8.92 per barrel, and our operating expenses were $6.35 per barrel as we approach our $5.50 per barrel target range later this year. We successfully completed a benzene triple project [ph] at the Big Spring refinery, which supports consent requirements related to benzene in wastewater. We remain focused on people, process and equipment to ensure focus and operation stability. Estimated throughput for the third quarter is in the 69,000 to 73,000 barrels per day range. In Krotz Springs, total throughput was approximately 82,000 barrels per day. Our production margin was $7.02 per barrel and operating expenses in the quarter of $4.95 per barrel. Planned throughput for the third quarter is in the 79,000 to 83,000 barrels per day range. The team is in final stages of preparations for our fourth quarter turnaround. Our implied system throughput target for the third quarter is in the 301,000 to 315,000 barrels per day range. Moving on to the commercial front, improved the challenged supply/demand balances in the Midwest negatively impacted second quarter growth differentials for products and upfront netbacks. For the quarter, we reported a $34 million loss for Supply and Marketing. Of that, approximately $17 million loss was generated by wholesale marketing $5 million loss was contributed by asphalt, leaving approximately a negative $12 million contribution for supply. In summary, after successfully addressing reliability gaps, our teams continue to focus on operational excellence and at the same time, advance process logistics and commercial optimization initiatives for each one of our sites. I will now turn the call over to Robert, for the financial variance.