HOUSTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - A 102,500 barrel-per-daygasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracking unit remains shutat BP Plc's 240,000 bpd Los Angeles-area refinery inCarson, California, after maintenance work was extended,according to sources familiar with operations at the refinery.
Wholesale gasoline prices climbed 2.5 cents a gallon in theLos Angels spot market on Monday as refiners increased demand,traders said. The Carson refinery FCC had been expected torestart production on Friday.
A BP spokesman declined to discuss operations at the Carsonrefinery. (Reporting by Erwin Seba)