Refinery reopening uncertain

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Published: April 10, 2008

MARCUS HOOK, Pa. — Sunoco Inc. declined Wednesday to estimate how long its 180,000-barrel-a-day Marcus Hook oil refinery will stay closed while an electrical failure is investigated.

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The power outage forced the refinery along the Delaware River southwest of Philadelphia to close. The shutdown involved dramatic flaring at the refinery, and nitrous oxide was emitted from a neighboring chemical unit.

Sunoco has refining capacity of 910,000 barrels a day. The company says its other refineries in South Philadelphia; West Deptford, N.J., Toledo, Ohio, and Tulsa will be able to meet demand for gasoline during the shutdown.

The Associated Press


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