Fire Shuts Chevron Refinery Units Near LA as Fuel Crunch Looms
(Bloomberg) – Chevron Corp.’s El Segundo refinery in Los Angeles County closed more than one unit while continuing to oppose a fire lasting last night, which is the latest threat to fuel materials in a state prepared for deficiencies.
Firefighters, Los Angeles Airport in the south of the El Segundo Operation on Thursday evening after a explosion report at the local time responded.
El Segundo spokesman Becky Robinson said, “It was caused by a process unit in the southeast corner of the fire refinery,” he said. “It contains a fire, but firefighters continue to work to fully extinguish the incident.”
Chevron representative said in a statement isolated the fire and there was no injury. Sözcü said that all refinery staff and contractors were announced.
According to Wood Mackenzie, on Thursday night, there are 60,000 barrels of catalytic reformist, 45,000 barrels of hydrocracker per day, 73,000 barrels of liquid catalytic crackers per day and two hydrogen plants.
Randy Hurburun, President of Refining in Energy Consultancy Energy aspects, is seen in the convection section of a oven, which is part of the Hydrocracker/Isomax complex. This complex is distilled, including diesel and jet fuel.
Hurburun said that the entire hydrocracker section would have to be closed for evaluation and repair, and raw rates will probably slow down to limit the raw material output that will go to Hidrocracker.
Chevron said that there was no evacuation for nearby residents and that emissions from the refinery did not exceed the permissible levels based on the monitoring system of the facility.
This week, Phillips 66, Los Angeles facility around October 16, the last crude oil barrel, one of the remaining refineries of California, the facility will last permanently until the end of the year, he said.
A refinery in California, which tightens an isolated fuel market, is the last in the closing wave. The upcoming crisis has led to initiatives to supply the highest gasoline prices in the country, including Governor Gavin Newsom, in a state of regularly sees the highest gasoline prices in the country.
La Mayor Karen Bass added that in a social media mission was informed about the fire outside the city borders and that there was no effect at the airport.
According to the company website, the El Segundo refinery, built in 1911, supplies 20% of all motor vehicle fuels and 40% of the jet fuel consumed in Southern California. It has a capacity of approximately 290,000 barrels per day.
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