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Chevron Richmond refinery HCU malfunctions -sources

Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:34pm EDT

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HOUSTON, July 10 (Reuters) - A hydrocracking unit at Chevron Corp's (CVX.N) 245,271 barrel per day Richmond, California refinery malfunctioned on Friday, according to sources familiar with refinery operations.

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Wholesale gasoline prices in San Francisco and Los Angeles spiked on word of the upset at the San Francisco Bay area refinery on Friday morning.

A Chevron representative was not immediately available to discuss refinery operations. (Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by John Picinich)

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