HOUSTON, May 12 (Reuters) - Motiva Enterprises 235,500 barrel-per-day (bpd) Norco, Louisiana, refinerysustained an equipment failure on Friday, according to a noticefiled with federal pollution regulators.
The equipment failure triggered the safety flare at therefinery, which is 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of New Orleans,according to the notice filed with the U.S. National ResponseCenter. The notice did not say what unit or units were involvedin the equipment failure.
Motiva is a 50-50 joint venture between Royal Dutch ShellPlc and Saudi Aramco. (Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Maureen Bavdek)