By Dan Molinski

 

Exxon Mobil Corp. on Wednesday reported a tubing leak that led to above-normal emissions at its Baytown refinery in Texas.

"Tubing leak on Hydrodesulfurization Unit 1 Feed Drum pilot sensing line resulted in emissions to atmosphere," the refinery said in a statement to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. "Leak was isolated and emissions were discontinued."

It said the emissions happened Tuesday and lasted more than an hour.

The 561,000-barrel-a-day Baytown refinery lies 25 miles east of Houston.

 

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

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

April 15, 2020 14:25 ET (18:25 GMT)

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