Fire repairs shut LynodellBasell crude unit
By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, May 21 -- LyondellBasell Industries expects one of two crude units at its 268,000-b/cd Houston refinery to be out of service for 4 weeks following a May 17 fire.
The units, both designed to run very heavy crude, each account for half the total capacity. The undamaged crude unit will remain in operation while the damaged unit is repaired.
The fire, extinguished in less than 1 hr, was confined to the crude unit. No injuries resulted.