Shell says Deer Park coker repairs to take 5 to 7 days

NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - Shell Oil said it expects repairs to a coking unit at its Deer Park, Texas refinery to take 5 to 7 days, a company spokesman said Thursday.

David McKinney, a spokesman for the joint venture refinery, confirmed that repairs on the 88,000 bpd unit would last up to a week.

Rates were reduced late Monday to perform unplanned work at the 332,000 bpd refinery, which is a joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell and Mexican state oil company Pemex. (Reporting by Janet McGurty; Editing by John Picinich)