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Valero Starts Port Arthur Overhaul

REFINING

Valero Energy began a planned overhaul on the large CDU at its 335,000-bpd refinery in Port Arthur on Monday according to Reuters sources Tuesday.

  • In addition to shutting the 210,000-bpd AVU-146 CDU, Valero brought down a coker and a VDU associated with AVU-146, the sources said.
  • The work is planned to take 45 days.
  • The AVU-146 shutdown will impact half the units across the refinery.

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