BP delays restart of FCC at Toledo, Ohio, refinery - source

Signage for a BP petrol station is pictured in London July 29, 2014. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

(Reuters) - BP Plc's fluid catalytic cracking unit at its 135,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Toledo, Ohio, will remain shut for up to 30 days - longer than initially expected - after workers discovered a crack in the unit's reactor, according to a person familiar with the plant's operations. The 55,000-bpd FCC, the refinery's main gasoline-producing unit, was shutdown unexpectedly on Tuesday, a source told Reuters earlier this week. Before the crack was discovered, officials expected to restart the unit by the weekend. A company spokesman declined comment. The refinery is a joint operation between BP and Husky Energy Inc . (Reporting by Jarrett Renshaw in New York; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)