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Motiva, on August 30, shut down the 81,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) Fluid Catalytic Cracker Unit (FCCU) 3 for unplanned repairs at its 640,000-BBL/d refinery in Port Arthur, Texas. The cause is unknown at this time, but plant personnel hope to have the unit back online by this weekend.