(Adds company not replying)
HOUSTON, July 1 (Reuters) - Shell began restarting
the second stage of the hydrocracker at its 230,611
barrel-per-day (bpd) Norco, Louisiana on Thursday, said sources
familiar with plant operations.
A Shell spokesman did not reply to a request for comment.
The second stage of the 40,000-bpd hydrocracker was shut on
June 18. The first stage of the hydrocracker
continued to operate, the sources said.
Shell issued a notice on Thursday to nearby residents in the
Norco area of the start-up of an unidentified unit, which may
cause flaring and greater noise at the refinery.
(Reporting by Erwin Seba; editing by Diane Craft and David
Gregorio)
