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Motiva, on October 20, shut down the 81,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) Fluid Catalytic Cracker Unit (FCCU) 3, for mechanical repairs, at its 600,000-BBL/d refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. It is estimated that the unit may be shut down for about 30 days. The unit recently was shut down from October 6 to October 10 for unplanned mechanical repairs.