By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Apr. 10 -- Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) has resumed operations at its Cardon refinery in western Venezuela and is now processing 270,000 b/d of crude oil, OPEC News Agency reported Tuesday.
The Cardon facility along with the Amuay refinery are part of the Paraguana Refining Complex (CRP), Venezuela's largest refining compound.
PDVSA started up the No.2 hydrotreatment unit and coking plant last week and, according to PDVSA, starting up the catalytic plant has allowed the current processing of 45,000 b/d of gasoline.