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HOUSTON, March 2 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc
on Monday restarted a catalytic reformer at its
211,270-barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in Convent, Louisiana,
after completing repairs, said sources familiar with plant
operations.
Shell spokesman Ray Fisher said, "Startup procedures are
underway at Shell Convent for an unspecified process unit."
The 40,000-bpd reformer was shut on Feb. 16 by a fire that
broke out from a flange, the sources said.
The refinery is also performing a planned overhaul on the
130,000-bpd crude distillation unit at the refinery.
The reformer converts refining byproducts into
octane-boosting components added to unfinished gasoline.
(Reporting by Erwin Seba
Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Sandra Maler)