Petrobras’ refinery reopens for business
Located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, oil company Petrobras’ Paulinia refinery will commence its production of ethanol on 7 May.
The refinery temporarily closed for maintenance and expansion, which saw the plant’s 18,000 barrels per day (bpd) capacity increase to 390,000 bpd.
Brazil’s ethanol supply dried up this year following issues with the sugar cane harvest, which resulted in the nation having to import petrol for the first time in years. According to Paulo Roberto Costa, Petrobras’ supply director, the company was forced to import 1.2 million barrels of petrol in March and April this year, but will not be importing any more in May.
The refinery temporarily closed for maintenance and expansion, which saw the plant’s 18,000 barrels per day (bpd) capacity increase to 390,000 bpd.
Brazil’s ethanol supply dried up this year following issues with the sugar cane harvest, which resulted in the nation having to import petrol for the first time in years. According to Paulo Roberto Costa, Petrobras’ supply director, the company was forced to import 1.2 million barrels of petrol in March and April this year, but will not be importing any more in May.
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