HOUSTON, May 31 - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) reported unplanned flaring at its 150,000 barrel per day (bpd) Los Angeles-area refinery in Torrance, California, on Saturday, according to notices filed with California pollution regulators.
The notices did not say why the refinery had to use its safety flare system, which burns off hydrocarbons when they cannot be processed normally.
One notice said a breakdown was not the cause of the flaring.
An Exxon representative was not immediately available to discuss refinery operations.
The notices did not say why the refinery had to use its safety flare system, which burns off hydrocarbons when they cannot be processed normally.
One notice said a breakdown was not the cause of the flaring.
An Exxon representative was not immediately available to discuss refinery operations.
