Valero Overhauling HCU, SRU at its Port Arthur Refinery

Reuters, August 7, 2019

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Valero Energy Corp shut a hydrocracking unit (HCU) and sulfur recovery unit (SRU) at its 335,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery on Monday, said sources familiar with plant operations. The 45,000-bpd 942 HCU is scheduled to be shut until mid-September while the 545 SRU will be out of production for about 25 days, the sources said.

(Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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