Valero Says Flaring Ends at Texas City Refinery
August 21 2015 - 10:14AM
Dow Jones News
By Dan Molinski
Valero Energy Corp. said Friday that above-average flaring of
gases at its Texas City refinery that began during a storm Thursday
have now ended.
In a statement to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality,
Valero said the flaring lasted a full 24 hours, ending at about 6
a.m. Friday. The refinery didn't indicate whether operations were
back to normal or if production has been impacted. Company
representatives weren't immediately available.
The gas emissions started when lightning struck a transformer
that serves the 245,000-barrel-a-day refinery.
An official with the government of Texas City, located 40 miles
southeast of Houston, said on Thursday that Valero shut down many
if not all of the refinery's units during the storm due to power
outages occurring throughout the city.
Write to Dan Molinski at dan.molinski@wsj.com
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