By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Nov. 4 -- Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) reported it has shut down the catalytic cracking unit at its 315,000 b/d Tula Hidalgo refinery for maintenance. The cat cracker, which was shut down Oct. 19, will be offline until late November, the company said.
Tula is Mexico's second-largest refinery after its 330,000 b/d Salina Cruz facility and produces about 100,000 b/d of gasoline.
Pemex usually imports gasoline from US Gulf Coast refineries when it is shut down for maintenance, but because of hurricane-related repairs to US refineries, Mexico had to purchase gasoline from European and Asian refineries in September and October.
