ARL shutdowns main distillation unit for maintenance, inventory management

May 03, 2023 (MLN): The management of Attock Refinery Limited (PSX: ARL) has decided to shut down the main distillation unit of 32,400 BPD to manage the critically high HSD stocks and carry out essential maintenance including that of allied downstream units for a period of five days.

However, the refinery will partially operate at around 25% capacity during the said period.

In a notification to exchange, the company stated, "High-Speed Diesel (HSD) upliftment by OMCs from ARL has remained low during the last two months due to multiple reasons including the possible inflow of smuggled product in our supply envelope."

Presently, HSD stocks in the refinery have reached a high level with very little/no ullage in storage tanks, it added.

"Consequently, we are left with no option except to go for the shutdown of our main distillation unit of 32,400 BPD to manage the critically high HSD stocks and carry out essential maintenance including that of allied downstream units for a period of five (5) days," the notice read. 

Adequate inventories of products are available to meet the current requirements.

This has been intimated to the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) and Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) accordingly, it said. 

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