Petronor begins its general shutdown with activity at 50%

Petronor started this Tuesday, February 15, your general stop, during which it will operate at 50% refining activity. The shutdown will last 50 days, a time in which the factory is updated with an investment of 58 million euros, the Biscayan refinery has reported.

The general shutdown are periodic processes of review, maintenance and investment carried out in the different units of the refinery.

Specifically, this stop includes the second revision of the coke plant which was launched in 2011 and which 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 daysIn 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.