PDVSA Cardon Refinery Has Six Shut Units, Industrial Info Says

(Bloomberg) — Venezuela’s state-owned oil company’s Cardon refinery has six units that remain shut following a power failure in December, according to Industrial Info Resources.

Petroleos de Venezuela SA had to halt production at all of its units to prevent damage to the plant, Industrial Info said. A catalytic cracking unit, a methyl tertiary butyl ether plant, an alkylation unit, a kerosene hydrotreatment unit, and two steam recovery units, are still offline after the Dec. 3 power cut, the report said.


The company has 30 processing units at the 295,000 barrel- a-day refinery, Industrial Info report.

Catalytic crackers are units integral in making gasoline. MTBE is a gasoline additive to improve fuel efficiency.