Bangchak cuts 2009 refining output target 3-4 pct

BANGKOK Aug 27 (Reuters) - Thai oil refiner Bangchak Petroleum PCL BCP.BK said on Thursday it had cut its 2009 refining output target to 89,000 barrels per day, down 3-4 percent from an earlier projected 92,000-93,000 bpd.

The revision was mainly because of a shutdown at its new hydrocracking unit, whose test runs were halted for maintenance in late May, Patiparn Sukorndhaman, senior executive vice president for accounting and finance, told reporters. (Reporting by Pisit Changplayngam, Writing by Khettiya Jittapong; Editing by Alan Raybould)