By Dan Molinski

LyondellBasell reported a power loss at its refinery in Houston that led to a unit shutdown and reductions in output.

"A localized power loss resulted in the shutdown of the Sulfur Recovery Complex (SRC)," the refinery said in a statement to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. "Refinery enacted emergency rate reductions throughout the plant that placed all units on minimum throughput. Acid gas from the shutdown SRC was routed to the No. 2 Plant Flare to maximize emission reductions."

The emissions of sulfur dioxide at the 264,000-barrel-a-day refinery, which is located along the Houston Ship Channel, began Tuesday and were to end Wednesday, it said.

Write to Dan Molinski at dan.molinski@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

August 10, 2016 18:16 ET (22:16 GMT)

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