After Inspection by National Petroleum Agency, Replan Refinery Normalizes Activities in Areas Affected by Explosion
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) inspected the areas affected by the explosion and verified safety conditions for the resumption of activities, lifting the restrictions on the Replan facilities that were impacted by the fire on August 20 in Paulínia (SP). According to Petrobras, the refinery’s production will reach 50% within a week, specifically: two days for distillation, three days for catalytic cracking and hydrotreatment units, and one week for the other unaffected units. The refinery, which is the largest in the company, incurs very high losses that directly affect the State-owned company’s business.
The Cause of the Explosion
The incident began in the cracking and distillation boilerhouse. The fire started after the explosion of the acid water tank located in the cracking area. The unit had just undergone preventive maintenance, which is meant to detect anomalies and damages, procedures that are executed to avoid tragedies like the one that occurred at Replan. Teams from the fire department, Civil Defense, and brigades formed by nearby companies controlled the fire, preventing greater damage.
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Operational Capacity of Replan
Replan cannot stop its operations or remain halted, “It is our largest refinery in terms of crude oil processing capacity: 69,000 m³/day, equivalent to 434,000 barrels. Its production accounts for approximately 20% of all crude oil refining in Brazil, processing almost all of the national oil, with a large portion coming from the Santos Basin (pre-salt)”. The refinery is gradually resuming operations, and according to Petrobras, it will normalize its activities in a short time.
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