Citgo Corpus Christi, P66 Borger Refineries Report Issues Late Last Week — OPIS

Phillips 66's 159,668 b/d Borger refinery and Citgo's 175,500 b/d Corpus Christi refinery reported operational issues late last week, the companies told the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

In an environmental regulatory filing, Citgo said the fluid catalytic cracking unit No. 2 at the refinery's East Plant experienced a sudden unplanned shutdown due to the loss of a control valve on Thursday.

Citgo said the refinery's electrostatic precipitators were turned off as part of the safety shutdown protocol, resulting in flaring and carbon monoxide emission for about an hour. Citgo also said that refinery workers responded to stabilize refinery process units.

In addition, Phillips 66 reported an emissions event of more than four hours on Sunday at its Borger refinery in the Texas Panhandle. The company also reported flaring from a catalytic cracking unit and a gas oil hydrodesulfurization unit.

This content was created by Oil Price Information Service, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. OPIS is run independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.

• Reporting by Frank Tang, ftang@opisnet.com; Editing by Michael Kelly, mkelly@opisnet.com