Today's Refining Hotline Headlines

Shell continues with restart procedures on the 112,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) Residue Catalytic Cracker Unit (RCCU) that was shut down on April 25 at its 240,000-BBL/d refinery in Norco, Louisiana, after experiencing a leak. At this time, expectations are to return to normal operations over the next 24 to 48 hours. Separately, the 40,000-BBL/d Hydrocracker is under planned four-to-five-week minor maintenance (pit stop) that began April 19, and the 25,000-BBL/d Delayed Coker is under two-week planned minor maintenance that began April 27.