[StBernard] Chalmette refinery reports unit malfunction-filing

[Westley Annis]

Chalmette refinery reports unit malfunction-filing
Sun May 15, 2011 8:01pm GMT
HOUSTON May 15 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp's (XOM.N: Quote) joint-venture
192,500 barrel per day (bpd) Chalmette, Louisiana, refinery reported a unit
malfunction late on Friday, according a notice filed with the U.S. National
Response Center.

The filing did not identify the unit, but said hydrogen sulfide, compressed
flammable gas and nitrogen dioxide were released in the malfunction.

The Chalmette refinery is a joint-venture between Exxon and Venezuela's
national oil company PDVSA. (Reporting by Erwin Seba)