Malfunction shuts Exxon L.A.-area refinery unit

Mon Dec 1, 2008 2:29pm EST
 
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HOUSTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) said a unit was shut at its 150,000 barrel per day (bpd) Los Angeles-area refinery in Torrance, California, following a Monday morning malfunction.

A refinery spokeswoman declined to say which unit was shut. It was unknown how long the unit might be shut. (Reporting by Erwin Seba)

 
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