Friday, June 15, 2007

Total Reports Shutdown of Two Units at Oil Refinery in Port Arthur, Texas

(Bloomberg) -- Total SA, Europe's third-largest oil
company, said a main blower and a compressor were idled at its
refinery in Port Arthur, Texas.

The Paris-based company reported the incident, which
necessitated emergency flaring, in a filing with Texas
environmental regulators. The flaring, or burning off of
chemicals into the air, is expected to end at 1:20 p.m. local
time today after 24 hours, according to the filing.


Read more at Bloomberg Energy News

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