ExxonMobil has restarted the gasoline-producing fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) at its massive Beaumont, Texas, refinery, two days after an unexpected shutdown temporarily disrupted operations, according to sources familiar with the plant. The 120,000-barrel-per-day FCCU went offline Tuesday night following a malfunction, prompting flaring visible across the refinery complex. The company notified the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that flaring would continue for roughly 24 hours. Exxon confirmed neither the cause nor the duration…
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