Petrobras Says Texas Refinery Fire Has Been Extinguished
December 11, 2011, 11:19 AM ESTBy Matthew Bristow
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- A fire at Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s Pasadena refinery near Houston has been extinguished, the company said in an emailed statement.
The fire at started in the coker unit at around 7 p.m. on Dec. 10, and caused one employee to suffer a “minor injury”, the statement said.
The refinery has a capacity of 106,500 barrels a day, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The plant has coking capacity of 12,500 barrels a day.
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