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Exxon spokeswoman Charlotte Huffaker declined to discuss the status of individual units at the Baytown refinery, but said the company continued to meet its contractual commitments.
The HCU was shut late on Monday due to a malfunction brought on by cold weather, the sources said.
The hydrocracker converts gas oil into motor fuel, primarily diesel, by processing it under high heat and pressure in the presence of hydrogen and a catalyst.