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Venezuela's Cardon refinery halted after fire, sources say
The blaze forced a full shutdown of the refinery, and no injuries were reported, sources said.
- On Tuesday, Venezuela's Cardon refinery halted operations following a fire at one of its units, part of the Petroleos de Venezuela SA Paraguana Refining Center.
- The fire ignited at a gas line connecting the refinery's diesel hydrotreater, forcing a total facility shutdown, including boilers.
- PDVSA did not respond to requests for comment regarding the incident, while Reuters could not immediately verify video content from social media.
- Explosions prompted immediate evacuation of personnel; firefighters extinguished the flames within an hour, and sources reported no injuries.
- Output at the refinery was already limited, as crude distillation units were halted last month due to insufficient feedstock, underscoring chronic outages across PDVSA-operated facilities.
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Venezuela's Cardon refinery halted after fire, sources say
Venezuela's Cardon refinery, the country's second-largest with a 310,000-barrel-per-day capacity, was halted due to a fire at one of its processing units, eight sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
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BREAKING: Venezuela’s second-largest refinery SHUT DOWN after massive fire
Venezuela’s Cardón refinery has halted operations after a major fire erupted inside the facility in Falcón state.The refinery has a nominal capacity of 310,000 barrels per day and forms part of the massive Paraguaná Refining Complex. Personnel...
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