Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) processing subsidiary Pemex Transformacion Industrial (formerly Pemex Refinacion) has resumed operations at its 330,000-b/d Antonio Dovali Jaime refinery in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, following a power outage that led to a shutdown of the site late on Aug. 8 (OGJ Online, Aug. 10, 2018).
The 28 process plants operating at reduced load as a result of the Aug. 8 electrical interruption began gradually ramping up on Aug. 9, Pemex said.
Timely supply of products to customers will not be interrupted as a result of the brief shutdown given supplies in storage at the refinery as well as at the dispatch and maritime storage terminals in Oaxaca, according to the operator.
Pemex revealed no additional details of the incident nor a definitive timeframe for when the refinery would reach full operational levels.
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