Jan 16 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc said "oneor more of its unit(s)" experienced an operational upset at its327,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Deer Park, Texas, refinery onThursday, which resulted in flaring.
The company had reported flaring after a power blip at itsfacility in Deer park, Texas, according to a message posted on acommunity information line on Thursday in the early morninghours.
The Deer Park facility houses the refinery and a chemicalplant and is a 50-50 joint venture between Shell and Mexicannational oil company Pemex.
An "upset" is an industrial term for any kind of disruptionin normal operations at a refinery. (Reporting by Shruti Chaturvedi in Bangalore)