Valero Reports Operational Snag at Corpus Christi, Texas Refinery

By Dan Molinski

Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) on Monday reported above-normal gas emissions due to an operational disruption at its refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas.

In a statement to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the refinery said the operational "upset" was related to an incinerator in a sulfur recovery unit, and that it resulted in the release of 3,000 pounds of sulfur dioxide, and 200 pounds of hydrogen sulfide.

"Routed streams to the authorized control devices to return to normal operations as quickly as possible," the refinery said, adding the emissions happened Sunday, lasting about four hours.

Valero's 293,000-barrel-a-day Corpus Christi refinery includes an East and West plant. This latest incident happened at the East plant.

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

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July 29, 2019 12:02 ET (16:02 GMT)

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