HOUSTON: Exxon Mobil Corp said on Monday that the crude distillation unit would be included in a multi-week overhaul of several units that began last week at its 149,500 barrel per day Los Angeles-area refinery in Torrance, California.
Other units undergoing work at the refinery include a catalytic hydrotreater, the sulfur recovery unit, alkylation unit, one of the refinery's hydrogen units and one of its coking units.
"The overall duration of the maintenance is expected to last several weeks," said Exxon spokeswoman Gesuina Paras. "Although we anticipate impact to production, Exxon Mobil expects to be able to meet its contractual commitments."
Exxon had previously declined to disclose which units would be shut for the work. Sources familiar with refinery operations had told Reuters that a coker, hydrotreater and an alkylation unit had been shut for overhauls.
<Center><b><i>Copyright Reuters, 2013</b></i><br></center>
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