NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - Hunt Refining has expedited and started maintenance and repairs on the fire-damaged coker unit at its 63,000-barrel-per-day petroleum refinery in Tuscaloosa, Alabama last week, IIR Energy said on Wednesday.
The Tuscaloosa refinery was shut down after a fire broke out at the refinery's coker unit on May 7 as it suffered an external power outage.
The maintenance and repairs on the 32,000-bpd delayed coker unit was previously expected to start in mid-July, the industry monitor said.
Hunt Refining did not immediately respond to requests for comment.