Fire hits power unit at S. Korea GS Caltex refinery, shuts petchem plant - spokesman (updated)

GS Holdings

02/08/2017 08:37

(Adds shutdown of aromatics unit) 
    SEOUL, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A fire occurred at an electrical 
substation at South Korea's second-largest oil refinery on 
Wednesday morning, a spokesman from plant operator GS Caltex 
Corp said. 
    The company stopped operations at its No.2 aromatics plant 
which is serviced by the fire-hit substation, a company 
spokesman said. 
    The rest of the refinery is operating normally, he said. 
    GS Caltex Corp, equally owned by GS Energy Corp, a unit of 
GS Holdings  078930.KS , and U.S. oil major Chevron Corp 
 CVX.N , operates a 785,000 barrels-per-day refinery in Yeosu. 
 
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Keywords: GSCALTEX REFINERY/FIRE