Motiva restarts FCC at Port Arthur, Texas refinery, sources say

HOUSTON, April 16 (Reuters) - Motiva Enterprises MOTIV.UL restarted the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker (FCC) at its 626,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas refinery, people familiar with plant operations said on Wednesday.

The FCC was operating at 69,300 bpd on Wednesday, or 86% of its 81,000 bpd capacity, the sources said. The unfinished gasoline being produced met test standards.