Shell Plc began restarting its 227,900 barrel-per-day (bpd) Norco, Louisiana, refinery on Saturday following a power outage and brief fire, said people familiar with plant operations on Sunday.
began restarting its 227,900 barrel-per-day Norco, Louisiana, refinery on Saturday following a power outage and brief fire, said people familiar with plant operations on Sunday.
A power outage on Saturday morning caused the release valves on the 240,000-bpd DU-5 crude distillation unit at the refinery to open and static electricity set off the blaze that was quickly extinguished, the sources said.No injuries were reported because of the fire, the sources said. In a notice posted to area residents, Shell said power was restored to the refinery on Saturday afternoon.Norco is Shell's sole refinery in the United States. DU-5 is the only CDU at the Norco refinery.
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