Motiva Crude Oil Refinery

• A chemical called caustic, meant to keep crude oil from clogging the unit She added, Asset integrity and reliability are high priorities for the refinery and Motiva will resume normal operations as soon as it is appropriate to do so.
(Reuters UK)
• HOUSTON, June 21 (Reuters) - Motiva Enterprises LLC is preparing to keep its new crude oil unit shut for several months as it investigates major corrosion problems that have crippled the countrys biggest refinery weeks after a massive expansion.
(Reuters)
• Motiva has said little about the incident Unless it cuts production, Saudi Arabia will have to find new buyers for the crude that was earmarked for the refinery, weighing on oil prices.
(msnbc.com)
• A compressor problem at Shell Oil Cos 157,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Martinez for unplanned work around June 1.
(Businessweek)
• It wasnt known which refinery units were affected. Motiva Enterprises LLC reported unspecified Expansion project announced March 2011 to increase crude oil throughput by 25,000 b/d to 195,000 b/d. Valero Meraux, LA 135.0 Co.
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