NEW YORK, Sept 1 - BP Plc (BP.L)(BP.N) is shutting an ultraformer at its 467,720 barrel-per-day refinery in Texas City, Texas, which could lead to flaring, according to a company filing Tuesday with state regulators.
The filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality cited an "air shutdown" event taking place between Sept. 1 and Sept. 10, and listed Ultraformer No. 4. The filing did not give further details about the nature of the shutdown.
"We are entering a period of routine maintenance at the refinery," Tom Mueller, a BP spokesman, told Reuters when asked about the nature of the work cited in the filing. He did not elaborate.
The ultraformer is a catalytic reformer that turns low-octane refining byproducts into high-octane blending components for gasoline.
BP officials could not be reached for comment.
The filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality cited an "air shutdown" event taking place between Sept. 1 and Sept. 10, and listed Ultraformer No. 4. The filing did not give further details about the nature of the shutdown.
"We are entering a period of routine maintenance at the refinery," Tom Mueller, a BP spokesman, told Reuters when asked about the nature of the work cited in the filing. He did not elaborate.
The ultraformer is a catalytic reformer that turns low-octane refining byproducts into high-octane blending components for gasoline.
BP officials could not be reached for comment.
