Valero Reports Power Disruption At Corpus Christi, Texas West Refinery

May 19 (Reuters) - VALERO ENERGY CORP VLO.N:

• REPORTS AN UNANTICIPATED THIRD-PARTY POWER DISRUPTION AT CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS WEST PLANT

• SAYS POWER DISRUPTION RESULTED IN LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO MULTIPLE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT

• SAYS "AS A RESULT, PROTECTIVE SAFETY SHUTDOWN SEQUENCES WERE AUTOMATICALLY INITIATED AND THAT INCLUDED THE MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN PROCESS GASES AT FACILITY FLARES AS DESIGNED"

• SAYS FLARE CONTROL DEVICES WERE UTILIZED TO MINIMIZE EMISSIONS WHILE PERSONNEL WORKED TO RESTORE ROUTINE OPERATIONS

SOURCE: TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FILING

REFINERY CAPACITY: 290,000 BARRELS PER DAY