By Dan Molinski

Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA reported an electricity outage that caused above-normal emissions and flaring Friday at its refinery in Port Arthur, Texas.

"A power loss experienced at the refinery led to a loss of steam that resulted in emissions of acid gas from the tail gas thermal oxidizers and flaring to occur," the refinery said in a statement to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Total said the emissions, including sulfur dioxide, began Thursday and ended Friday, lasting 21 hours total.

The 225,000-barrel-a-day Total Port Arthur refinery is 95 miles east of Houston.

Write to Dan Molinski at dan.molinski@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 27, 2019 16:17 ET (20:17 GMT)

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