Exxon Says Units Trip at Baytown Refinery After Rain StormBy Jordan Burke
April 26, 2009 (Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp., the world’s largest oil company, said a hydrocracker and a flexicoker tripped at its Baytown, Texas, refinery after five inches of rain caused refinery steam pressure to drop. The incident began at 8:54 p.m. local time on April 24, the company said in a regulatory filing. The units were “stabilized quickly,” according to the filing. There was no impact to supply and all customer needs were met, the company said.
The refinery can process about 590,500 barrels per day, according to the Energy Department.
To contact the reporter on this story: Jordan Burke in New York at jburke29@bloomberg.net. Last Updated: April 26, 2009 16:55 EDT
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