July 5 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc's Carson, California, refinery will run at lower rates for about 10 days to allow Europe's second-largest oil company to repair a compressor, a person familiar with the plant's status said.

Output from the refinery will be cut by an estimated 10 percent to 15 percent from previous levels, said the person, who couldn't provide the amounts in barrels.

The refinery is capable of processing about 260,000 barrels of crude oil a day into such products as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, according to government data.

Royal Dutch Shell Plc is Europe's biggest oil company.

To contact the reporter on this story: Sonja Franklin in Calgary at sfranklin6@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: July 5, 2007 18:38 EDT