Phillips 66 Borger Reports Upset at Sulfur Unit


   
Miguel E. Andujar
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   DAVENPORT, FL (DTN) -- Phillips 66 reported Saturday (9/19) an emissions 
event at its 149,000 bpd Borger refinery in Texas following an upset at the 
facility's Unit 43 Sulfur Recovery Unit, according to a filing with the Texas 
Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

   The event occurred Friday (9/18), with the refinery reporting 501 pounds of 
sulfur dioxide emissions from the Unit 43 SRU stack, exceeding the 500-pound 
reporting threshold.

   Operations personnel took steps to minimize emissions, while Phillips 66 
reported an investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of the upset.

   Sulfur recovery units process sulfur removed from refinery streams during 
the production of low-sulfur fuels, including gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. 
The filing did not indicate any impact to refinery production.

   The Borger refinery primarily produces gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

   DTN reached out to Phillips 66 for additional details but did not get an 
immediate response.




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