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Lyondell Houston refinery large coker operating at low production level

  • A worker at the plant was taken to a Houston hospital after being burned while trying to clear a plugged-up heater pump on the 57,000-bpd coker, the sources said.
Published March 24, 2021 Updated March 24, 2021 06:51pm
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HOUSTON: The large coker at Lyondell Basell Industries 263,776 barrel-per-day (bpd) Houston refinery continues on Wednesday to operate at a low production level since restarting on March 15, said sources familiar with plant operations.

A worker at the plant was taken to a Houston hospital after being burned while trying to clear a plugged-up heater pump on the 57,000-bpd coker, the sources said.