November 23, 2009
Reuters: Venezuela's PDVSA has restarted its 180,000-barrel-per-day Petropiar crude upgrader, a joint venture with Chevron, and expects full production later this week, a PDVSA vice president said on Monday.
Petropiar, one of four upgraders that processes a tar-like crude found in the Orinoco region, was taken out of service on October 5.
"It has started, on time, and with excellent results," PDVSA's Eulogio Del Pino told Reuters. "On November 25, the naphtha circuit will be completed and at 100% upgrading capacity."
Ten days ago, a problem with a boiler forced a 44,000 bpd production slowdown at PetroAnzoategui, another upgrader in the Orinoco belt that is fully owned by PDVSA.
The company so far has failed to return the 130,000 bpd unit to normal output.
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