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Venezuela's PDVSA Cardón refinery shut down due to an electric fault
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Petroleumworld.com 04 14 06
Venezuela's oil company PDVSA said Friday, that the operations at its Cardon refinery were stop due to an electric fault early Friday. PDVSA implemented emergency protocols to guaranty the safe shut down of all processes, a press release of PDVSA reported.A glitch in Sub-station T-31 disturbed the electrical system affecting the industrial services of steam, air and power in the refinery. As a result, processing units were stopped, with no material or environmental damages or any fatalities.
The General Management in the refining complex triggered a Safe Start-out Plan, along with the Emergency and Contingency Plan. Based on these procedures, skilled staff worked on reestablishment of industrial services and gradual restart of operations in the processing units.
"PDVSA ratifies secured supply to the domestic and foreign market. There is stock enough of products in the fuel distribution systems and storage deposits in the corporation refining circuit in order to fulfill the commitments with customers.
International shipments are being completed as scheduled," PDVSA said.The Cardon refinery is part of the Paraguana refining complex in eastern Venezuela that produces 960,000 barrels a day. Cardon is Venezuela's main source of gasoline exports and produces around 305,000 barrels a day.
Venezuela is the world's fifth-largest oil exporter and a export to the U.S. 1.5 millions of barrels daily to the U.S.
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