HOUSTON, July 12 (Reuters) - Alon USA's 67,000 barrel per day (bpd) Big Spring, Texas, refinery was hit by a power interruption that affected multiple units, according to a notice filed Sunday with Texas pollution regulators.
Among the units affected by the interruption of electrical power from the utility provider were the refinery's crude unit, gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracking unit, reformer and diesel hydrotreater, according to the notice with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
(Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Phil Berlowitz) Keywords: REFINERY OPERATIONS/ALON BIGSPRING (erwin.seba@thomsonreuters.com; +1 713 210 8508; Reuters Messaging: erwin.seba.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
Among the units affected by the interruption of electrical power from the utility provider were the refinery's crude unit, gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracking unit, reformer and diesel hydrotreater, according to the notice with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
(Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Phil Berlowitz) Keywords: REFINERY OPERATIONS/ALON BIGSPRING (erwin.seba@thomsonreuters.com; +1 713 210 8508; Reuters Messaging: erwin.seba.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.