Exxon says Baytown, Texas, gasoline unit ops normal

HOUSTON, April 20 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said gasoline-producing Fluidic Catalytic Cracking Unit No. 3 at its 563,000 barrel per day Baytown, Texas, refinery was operating normally on Sunday after being shut and restarted over the weekend.

FCCU No. 3 was shut on Friday night due to a "suspected mechanical malfunction" and restarted Saturday morning, according to a notice filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

"The unit's running and at normal rates," Exxon's Russ Roberts said.

Exxon's Baytown refinery is the largest in the United States. (Reporting by Erwin Seba, editing by Maureen Bavdek)