Exxon Reports Security Breach at Baytown Refinery -- Update
09 Avril 2016 - 9:36PM
Dow Jones News
By Dan Molinski
Authorities continued to search Saturday for an unauthorized
person who entered Exxon Mobil's (XOM) massive Baytown refinery
near Houston, but the plant continues to operate normally.
"Someone jumped the fence," a dispatcher at the Harris County
Sheriff's Office said by telephone. "We sent out the canines."
With a processing capacity of 560,000 barrels a day, Baytown is
the nation's second-largest refinery.
Exxon spokesman Todd Spitler said in an email the person entered
the complex at about 7:30 a.m. local time. "We take matters of this
nature very seriously," he said, adding Exxon is working with local
authorities and the person may still be on the property.
Some of the plant's operations were interrupted due to the
incident, but Mr. Spitler said "the majority of the workforce has
been released back to work," and production rates remain
normal.
The incident comes two days after a fire at the refinery sent a
huge plume of smoke into the air.
Write to Dan Molinski at dan.molinski@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 09, 2016 15:21 ET (19:21 GMT)
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