HOUSTON, May 23 (Reuters) - Tesoro Corp's 100,000 barrel per day (bpd) Los Angeles-area refinery in Wilmington, California, was hit by an electrical power outage on Sunday, according to a notice filed with California pollution regulators.
'All units are releasing to flare,' according to the notice filed with the California Emergency Management Agency. 'Power has been restored and units are being stabilized.'
The cause of the power outage was unknown, according to the notice.
(Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Leslie Adler) Keywords: REFINERY OPERATIONS/TESORO LOSANGELES (erwin.seba@thomsonreuters.com; +1 713 210 8508; Reuters Messaging: erwin.seba.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. 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.
'All units are releasing to flare,' according to the notice filed with the California Emergency Management Agency. 'Power has been restored and units are being stabilized.'
The cause of the power outage was unknown, according to the notice.
(Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Leslie Adler) Keywords: REFINERY OPERATIONS/TESORO LOSANGELES (erwin.seba@thomsonreuters.com; +1 713 210 8508; Reuters Messaging: erwin.seba.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. 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.