HOUSTON, May 1 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc's U.S. unit Shell Oil Co began maintenance on Wednesday at itsNorco, Louisiana, chemical plant, a Shell spokeswoman said.
Shell posted a notice Wednesday on the St. Charles Parishwebsite warning residents in the area of flaring from thechemical plant and refinery complex in Norco between May 1 andMay 6.
The adjoining 233,500 barrel per day (bpd) refinery isoperated by Shell's joint-venture Motiva Enterprises LLC. Saudi Aramco is 50-50 partner in Motiva. (Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)