Chevron L.A. refinery reports flaring - state

HOUSTON, March 9 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp's (CVX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) 260,000 barrel per day (bpd) Los Angeles-area refinery in El Segundo, California, reported flaring on Saturday afternoon due to a compressor failure, according to a notice filed with state pollution regulators.

The "heavy flaring" was through the coker unit flare due to "losing compressor K501," according to the notice filed with California Office of Emergency Services.

(Reporting by Erwin Seba, editing by Richard Chang)