Valero Energy on Tuesday warned that maintenance activities could cause flaring at the company's 218,700 b/d Houston refinery.
The alert on the East Harris County Community Awareness Emergency Response system did not indicate the nature of the work or how long it was expected to continue.
Valero did not respond to a request for comment by Tuesday morning.
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