Petronor will invest 58 million during its general shutdown to catch up

Petronor It will be operating at 50% of the refining activity for 50 days during its general shutdown, a time in which it updates the factory with an investment of 58 million euros, the Biscayan refinery has reported.

The general shutdown are periodic processes of review, maintenance and investment that are carried out in the different units of the refinery, and that this year will begin on Tuesday February 15.

Specifically, this general shutdown includes the second overhaul of the coke plant that started up in 2011 and involved an investment of 1,006 million, the largest industrial investment made in the CAV. Thanks to it, Petronor has drastically reduced its production of fuel oil and has increased that of higher value-added and more demanded products, such as propane, butane, gasoline and diesel.

The works, which will also affect the Vacuum Unit of the Conversion Area, will serve to review towers, containers, ovens, safety valves, machines, instrumentation and electrical substations, as well as to apply technological improvements focused on the energy efficiency of the plants .

for 50 daysAs of February 15, in addition to the usual staff, Petronor will incorporate an average of more than 1,000 workers daily, with peaks of up to 1,400.

Around 40 contracting companies will participate in this general parade. Half of them are Basque companies and all the workers, both regular and temporary at Petronor, have received specific training in safety matters.

At the end of the shutdown, Petronor will “launch” some industrial facilities with 940 direct jobsmore than 6,000 indirect and a weight of 9.7% in the total value of the production of the CAV.