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UPDATE 2-Motiva Port Arthur, TX, refinery hit by power outage -sources

Reuters -- A brief power outage on Tuesday morning affected a gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker and other units at Motiva Enterprises' 285,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, said sources familiar with refinery operations.

News of the Motiva problems partially reversed a 0.75 cent-per-gallon slide in conventional M4 Gulf Coast gasoline differentials, which gained half a cent to a discount of 3.25 from NYMEX RBOB.

A company spokeswoman confirmed a malfunction had occurred at the refinery.

"The Motiva Port Arthur Refinery is experiencing an operational situation that requires flaring at this time," said spokeswoman Kayla Macke in statement. "There are no injuries, nor is there any impact to the community. The appropriate agencies have been notified."

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