HOUSTON, July 9 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp (CVX.N) was shutting a reformer and a diesel hydrotreater at its 245,271 barrel per day (bpd) Richmond, California, refinery for planned work, sources familiar with refinery operations said on Thursday.
The work is planned to last two weeks, the sources said.
A Chevron spokesman declined to discuss operations at the San Francisco Bay-area refinery. (Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Gary Hill)
OSLO (Reuters) - There will be no "precipitous drawdown" of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and U.S. troops could still be in the country for years to come, President Barack Obama said on Thursday.
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