By an OGJ correspondent
KARACHI, Oct. 2 -- Pak-Arab Refinery Ltd. (Parco) said it had shut down its 100,000 b/d Parco refinery Tuesday for 38-days' maintenance turnaround. Operations are expected to resume Nov. 7.
The Parco refinery, near Multan at Mahmood Kot, Pakistan, has the capacity to process about 4.5 million tonnes/year of crude oil but has been running at about 85% capacity, according to a company official. It was commissioned in February 2001 and has a crude feed of 60% Arabian Light and 40% Upper Zakhum crude.
Parco is a joint venture of Pakistan, Abu Dhabi, and Austria, with the government of Pakistan holding 60% and Abu Dhabi Petroleum Investment and Austria's OMV AG sharing the remaining 40%.
