Flare at Marathon Catlettsburg Refinery After Power Outage


   
Miguel E. Andujar
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   DAVENPORT, FL (DTN) -- Marathon Petroleum's Catlettsburg Refining has 
reported a flaring at its 300,000 bpd facility in Boyd County, Kentucky, on 
February 16 that it said was triggered by power outage.

   In a filing with the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, the refinery 
said response teams were addressing the situation as quickly and safely as 
possible.

   "As a result of a third-party power interruption, operating conditions at 
the Catlettsburg refinery made flaring necessary," it said in a statement of 
the incident, filed as a Service-Repair & Maintenance issue.

   Information was not immediately available on the impact to operations or 
unit throughput from the flaring. An email from DTN to Marathon seeking comment 
was not returned.

   Catlettsburg produces mainly gasoline, distillates and heavy fuel oil, 
serving markets across the Midwest and Ohio Valley region.

    




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