Motiva Port Arthur reports FCC upset -filing
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HOUSTON Nov 22 (Reuters) - Motiva Enterprises' 285,000 barrel per day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery reported a malfunction on Tuesday in a gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracking unit, according to a notice filed with Texas pollution regulators.
During the correction of a heat imbalance, FCC No. 3 experienced a malfunction in the debutanizer column, according to the notice filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The unit began flaring to correct the overpressure.
Motiva is a joint venture between Saudi Refining and Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L). (Reporting by Erwin Seba; editing by Bob Burgdorfer)
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