LyondellBasell says Houston refinery FCC shut

HOUSTON, March 21 (Reuters) - LyondelBasell Industries Inc said on Friday the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracking unit at its 270,000 barrel per day (bpd) Houston refinery would be shut for unplanned work through mid-April.

Refinery output will be reduced by an undisclosed amount while work is being done on the 100,000 bpd FCC, the company said in a statement.

(Reporting by Erwin Seba, editing by Richard Chang)