[StBernard] Exxon Chalmette Said to Plan February Catalytic Cracker Work

[Westley Annis]

Exxon Chalmette Said to Plan February Catalytic Cracker Work
By Aaron Clark - Dec 20, 2012 2:11 PM CT

Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) will shut a fluid catalytic cracker at the 
Chalmette, Louisiana, refinery in February for maintenance, according to 
a person with knowledge of the situation.

An alkylation unit will also be shut during the work, which is scheduled 
to begin Feb. 24 and last about a month, said the person, who asked not 
to be identified because the information isn’t public.

Rachael Moore, a Fairfax, Virginia-based spokeswoman for Exxon, declined 
to comment in an e-mail.

The plant has a capacity of 200,700 barrels a day, according to data 
compiled by Bloomberg.