HOUSTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Motiva Enterprises continues to plan a multi-unit overhaul in January at its603,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, thatwill include the second-largest crude unit, according to peoplefamiliar with plant operations.
The company, which is a joint-venture between Royal DutchShell and Saudi Aramco, plans to shut the195,000 bpd crude distillation unit along with a 49,000 bpdcontinuous catalytic reformer, a 25,200 hydrotreater and a lubeoil plant in January, the sources said.
A Motiva spokesman was not available on Monday night todiscuss the refinery's plans.
Motiva hit a production record at the Port Arthur refinery,the nation's largest, in June when the plant ran an average of610,000 bpd, the sources said.
Refineries are able to run refineries at greater thanfaceplate capacity for limited periods of time.
During the planned overhaul, two other CDU's including the325,000 bpd unit, are scheduled to remain in operation. (Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Ken Wills)
