Maintenance & Reliability
Lukoil's Romanian refinery shuts down for planned maintenance works
Romania's Petrotel Lukoil refinery, owned by Russia's Lukoil, will shut for one month from Wednesday for planned maintenance works.
Pemex shuts large CDU at Deer Park, Texas (U.S.) refinery
Pemex shut down the 270,000 barrel-per-day crude distillation unit at its Deer Park, Texas, refinery on Monday because a process line ruptured.
Vietnam's largest refinery Nghi Son says major maintenance completed
Vietnam's largest refinery Nghi Son completed major maintenance at the facility, one week ahead of schedule.
Vietnam's largest refinery Nghi Son restarting after maintenance
Vietnam's largest refinery, Nghi Son, is in the process of a restart after major maintenance that began late August.
Vietnam's Nghi Son refinery to restart some units from Oct 7-9 after maintenance
Vietnam's largest oil refinery will restart some of its units from Oct 7-9 after it was shut down late last month for maintenance.
Galp's Sines refinery to shut down for two months
Portugal's 226,000-barrels-per-day Sines refinery, owned by Galp Energia , will shut down for two months between October and November for planned maintenance.
India's Reliance to temporarily shut some Jamnagar units for maintenance
India's Reliance Industries said that it plans to temporarily shut three units at its plant in Jamnagar in the western Indian state of Gujarat for planned maintenance and inspection activities.
Vietnam's Dung Quat refinery to close for maintenance in March–April
Vietnam's Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical will shut down its 130,000-bpd Dung Quat refinery in March and April next year for major maintenance.
U.S. East Coast scrambles for distillates ahead of refiner maintenance
U.S. East Coast fuel suppliers are scrambling for distillate supplies ahead of planned maintenance at two key refineries that are set to further tighten supplies and boost prices in the populous region that already has low inventories ahead of winter.
Europe set for light autumn refinery maintenance as fuel markets tighten
European oil refiners are set to have an autumn maintenance season less busy than usual as they try to capture higher profit margins amid low fuel inventories and robust demand for gasoline and diesel.
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