Citgo Reports Emissions At Corpus Christi East Plant, Texas

May 16 (Reuters) - CITGO PETROLEUM CORP [RIC:RIC:PDVSAC.UL]:

• REPORTS EMISSIONS FROM CUMENE UNIT FUGITIVES F355 AT EAST PLANT, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REFINERY

• REPORTS ON MAY 15, WHILE PERFORMING PLANNED MAINTENANCE, A HYDROCARBON RELEASE OCCURRED FROM A BLIND REMOVAL WHEN AN ISOLATION VALVE LEAKED BY RESULTING IN A REPORTABLE QUANTIFY FOR BENZENE BASED ON PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES

• REPORTS OPERATIONS PERSONNEL RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY TO REINSTALL THE BLIND AND TIGHTEN THE FLANGE TO STOP THE RELEASE AT EAST PLANT, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS REFINERY

SOURCE: TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (TCEQ)

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REFINERY CAPACITY: 165,000 BARRELS PER DAY