Oil refinery produces nearly 1 million tonnes of products
The nation’s first oil refinery has
turned out 803,387 tonnes of products since it started trial operation
in August.
The nation’s first oil refinery has
turned out 803,387 tonnes of products since it started trial operation
in August, according to the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group
(PetroVietnam).
The refinery had to temporarily shut down on August 18 as a broken valve was discovered in the residue fluid continuous cracking apparatus (RFCC), which makes gasoline and other products. It resumed operation on October 1, 2009.
The plant is scheduled to finish its test-run in November 2009 and be transferred to its investor no later than early January 2010.
Dung Quat refinery is designed to provide each year 110,000 tonnes of propylene, 300,000 tonnes of liquid gas, 1.9 million tonnes of different kinds of fuel, 410,000 tonnes of J-A1 aviation oil, 3 million tonnes of diesel oil, and 330,000 tonnes of fuel oil (FO)./.
The refinery had to temporarily shut down on August 18 as a broken valve was discovered in the residue fluid continuous cracking apparatus (RFCC), which makes gasoline and other products. It resumed operation on October 1, 2009.
The plant is scheduled to finish its test-run in November 2009 and be transferred to its investor no later than early January 2010.
Dung Quat refinery is designed to provide each year 110,000 tonnes of propylene, 300,000 tonnes of liquid gas, 1.9 million tonnes of different kinds of fuel, 410,000 tonnes of J-A1 aviation oil, 3 million tonnes of diesel oil, and 330,000 tonnes of fuel oil (FO)./.
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