Shell: Deer Park To Return To Normal Rates Over Weekend
May 14 2009 - 11:56AM
Dow Jones News
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) said Thursday that its Deer Park,
Texas, refinery will return to normal processing rates over the
weekend following a power outage on Monday.
The hydrocracker and olefins units are continuing to startup
Thursday, Shell spokeswoman Emily Oberton said in a statement.
The crude, catalytic cracker, coker and hydrotreater are
operating at planned rates, Oberton said.
On Monday, a steam plant operated by Calpine Corp. (CPN) lost
power, resulting in the disruption.
The refinery has a capacity to process up to 329,800 barrels of
crude a day. It is a joint venture with Petroleos Mexicanos, or
Pemex.
-By Susan Daker, Dow Jones Newswires; 713-547-9208;
susan.daker@dowjones.com