A significant power blackout on Thursday led to the shutdown of Venezuela's largest refining complex, the Paraguana Refining Center, which processes 955,000 barrels per day, according to five sources close to the refinery's operations. The incident was widely reported by sources close to the refinery's operations. Efforts to manage the situation were promptly initiated, and by Friday, power was restored at the refinery, with plants beginning the process of restarting, as reported under the hashtag #oott. This event underscores the vulnerability of critical infrastructure in the energy sector to unexpected disruptions. In related energy sector news, TotalEnergies is preparing to restart the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker at its Port Arthur, Texas refinery over the weekend. The refinery has a capacity of 238,000 barrels per day. Additionally, the BP Whiting refinery announced it has returned to normal operation.
BP Whiting refinery has restored normal operation - spokesperson #oott
TotalEnergies preparing Port Arthur, Texas FCC for restart, sources say https://t.co/B53f7AradM https://t.co/EoFg8kfgvd
TotalEnergies was preparing on Friday to restart the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker (FCC) over the weekend at its 238,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas refinery, said people familiar with plant operations. #oott https://t.co/lhE2uMv3g7
Power restored at #Venezuela's largest refining complex, plants restarting #oott https://t.co/w8ZpgF7Riu
#Venezuela: Power said to have been restored at Venezuela's largest refinery (Paraguana) #oott
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⚠️ POWER BLACKOUT HITS VENEZUELA'S PARAGUANA REFINING CENTER, SOURCES SAY Full Story → https://t.co/6oIgJiKI4l A power blackout forced Venezuela's largest refining complex, the 955,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Paraguana Refining Center, to shut down on Thursday, five sources… https://t.co/R9VwQyCwmp
A power blackout forced on Thursday the shut down of #Venezuela's largest refining complex, the 955,000-barrel-per-day Paraguana Refining Center, five sources close to its operations said. #oott https://t.co/0HRyP0sVQR