Total's Port Arthur Refinery Turbine Operations At Lower Rate -Filing
October 08 2009 - 2:10AM
Dow Jones News
Total SA (TOT) is operating a cogeneration turbine at a low rate
due to a leaky exchanger at its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery,
according to a regulatory filing.
The cogeneration turbine, which provides heat and power, "must
be reduced to (its) lowest firing rate in order to fix a leaking
exchanger," it said in the filing.
The maintenance is expected to last one day starting early
Thursday morning. Total said the leak would be "repaired as quickly
as possible and NOx steam returned to service."
The nitrogen oxide steam is used as part of the cogeneration
process. Total's Port Arthur plant has the capacity to process
232,000 barrels of crude oil a day.
-By Naureen S. Malik, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-4210;
naureen.malik@dowjones.com