OMV Petrom : Turnaround starts at Petrobrazi Refinery

• Petrobrazi turnaround is scheduled to start on April 13th and will last approximately six weeks, with the refinery being shut down during this period
• Project value (investment and costs) exceeds EUR 45 mn and covers modernization and maintenance works

On April 13, OMV Petrom will start works for the periodical turnaround of Petrobrazi Refinery. The production in the refinery will be shut down for six weeks during the full-site turnaround. The turnaround will consist of maintenance works, inspections and verifications of facilities as well as modernization investments for a series of the main units of the refinery.

Following completion of the modernization works planned for this year, the mean time between turnarounds will increase to four years, with the next turnaround scheduled for 2022. Before 2014, turnarounds of this type were performed annually and, after the finalization of Petrobrazi modernization program, the mean time between turnarounds was extended to two years.

You can find additional details in the enclosed press release.