PBF Reports Second Ongoing Emergency Flare at Torrance


   
Kristina Davis
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   MIAMI, FL (DTN) -- PBF Energy reported an ongoing open-ended emergency flare 
at its 166,000 bpd Torrance, California refinery on Friday (1/16), the second 
such notification it has issued in as many days.

   According to PBF's latest filing with South Coast Air Quality Management 
District, the latest flare began at 12:00 a.m. PT Friday and was due to 
mechanical reasons. No estimated end time was given.

   On Thursday (1/15), the refinery reported a separate emergency flaring at 
Torrance that began at 7:05 a.m. PT. No end time was provided for that either.

   The two emergency flaring events follow a planned one at Torrance that began 
on January 8 at 8:29 a.m. PT and was scheduled to continue through Sunday, 
January 18 until 11:59 p.m. That event, the first for the refinery this year, 
was due to "startup/shutdown" issues, PBF said a filing with South Coast AQMD.




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