(Adds company no comment, background on Norco complex)
HOUSTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - An olefins chemical unit
malfunctioned on Wednesday at Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s
Norco, Louisiana, chemical plant, said sources familiar with
plant operations.
Shell is working to return the OL-5 unit to normal
operation, the sources said.
Shell spokesman Curtis Smith declined to comment.
The Norco chemical plant is part of a complex than includes
a 227,400 barrel-per-day oil refinery.
(Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by David Gregorio)