March had the best result of the year and months after the fire, Replan in Paulíea (SP), recovered with numbers, but still low compared to those measured in 2018.

According to ANP data, A Refinaria de Paulínia (Replan), considered Petrobras' largest, processed in March 2019, 1.619.448 cubic meters of refined oil.
The result was the best performance of the year, but still lower by 9,69% compared to the same period last year.

The performance also marks the recovery of the Paulínea refinery, after spending more than five months with units interdicted due to an explosion followed by a fire in August 2018.

After the accident, Replan was released to operate at full power on January 25 of this year and with that managed to gradually increase oil refining in 2019.

Other refinery fires have unfortunately happened here in Brazil, such as what happened at the Manguinhos refinery, in the north zone of rio de janeiro, which took place in december of last year.

Replan's performance

Replan is responsible for 21% of all petroleum refining in Brazil, the Paulínea Refinery produces gasoline, diesel, aviation kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), fuel oil, asphalt and other derivatives.
Some derivatives, according to the ANP survey, had an increase in production compared to March 2018.

To get an idea of ​​the importance of Replan for Brazil, the derivatives produced by it serve the following markets: Interior of São Paulo, South of Minas, Triângulo Mineiro, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Acre, Goiás, Brasília (DF) and Tocantins.

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