China’s CNOOC resumes production at most units after fire

13 July 2011 09:29  [Source: ICIS news]

GUANGZHOU (ICIS)--China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) has resumed production at most of its units at Daya Bay, Huizhou in Guangdong province following a fire on 11 July, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

CNOOC reduced the operating rates of all the units at its 240,000 bbl/day refinery following the fire.

The company has resumed production at all units except its 2m tonne/year reformer and 1m tonne/year aromatics plant.

The reformer and aromatics plant are expected to remain shut for at least one week, according to the statement.

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