Main turnaround at Neste Porvoo refinery was efficiently accomplished.
The main turnaround with scheduled upkeep of Neste’s Porvoo refinery in Finland has now been efficiently accomplished, and refining of crude oil in addition to renewable and round uncooked supplies into greater than 100 completely different merchandise to prospects globally continues.
Markku Korvenranta, Govt Vice President in Oil Merchandise enterprise unit at Neste, mentioned:
We accomplished a significant upkeep shutdown in a condensed time-frame.
“Neste has moved to a shorter turnaround interval because of cautious evaluation of prices and dangers related to the sooner five-year cycle. Extra frequent turnarounds are much less complicated and smaller in scope. The choice to maneuver to a shorter cycle of two.5 to three years isn’t instantly associated to the Porvoo refinery’s transformation but it surely does permit for extra versatile implementation of the wanted investments as we progress with this system,”
Jori Sahlsten, Senior Vice President of Refinery and Terminal operations from the Oil Merchandise enterprise at Neste Porvoo summarizes, mentioned:
We accomplished numerous regulatory inspections, upkeep works of some 5,000 gear, in addition to asset enchancment initiatives on the Porvoo refinery that can not be performed when the refinery is working.
“The turnaround works targeted on strain gear, in addition to rotating gear and pipelines. We wish to thank everybody for his or her seamless cooperation, experience and energetic dialogue throughout this time and all through the turnaround,”
In the course of the main turnaround, the Porvoo refinery was one of many largest building websites in Finland. In whole, some 7,600 individuals took half within the turnaround works and accomplished over 1.4 million working hours. The main turnaround funding in 2024 totaled roughly 390 million euros.
The main turnaround didn’t have an effect on product deliveries to Neste’s prospects. The Kilpilahti harbor in Porvoo and the refinery distribution terminal operated usually throughout the main turnaround.
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Main turnaround at Neste Porvoo refinery was efficiently accomplished. supply
