HOUSTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp's joint-venture 192,500 barrel per day (bpd) Chalmette, Louisiana, refinery reported a unit malfunction late on Friday, according a notice filed with the U.S. National Response Center.
The filing did not identify the unit, but said hydrogen sulfide, compressed flammable gas and nitrogen dioxide were released in the malfunction.
The Chalmette refinery is a joint-venture between Exxon and Venezuela's national oil company PDVSA.
(Reporting by Erwin Seba)
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The filing did not identify the unit, but said hydrogen sulfide, compressed flammable gas and nitrogen dioxide were released in the malfunction.
The Chalmette refinery is a joint-venture between Exxon and Venezuela's national oil company PDVSA.
(Reporting by Erwin Seba)
((erwin.seba@thomsonreuters.com; +1 713 210 8508; Reuters Messaging: erwin.seba.reuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: REFINERY OPERATIONS/CHALMETTE (For help: Click 'Contact Us' in your desk top, click here or call 1-800-738-8377 for Reuters Products and 1-888-463-3383 for Thomson products; For client training: training.americas@thomsonreuters.com ; +1 646-223-5546) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. 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.