Fifth general maintenance of Dung Quất Oil Refinery Plant to take place next year
After four times of general maintenance, the number of maintenance days has been gradually shortened thanks to contractors and BSR’s experience in implementation.
The fifth general maintenance of Dung Quất Oil Refinery Plant will take place from March to April next year and last fewer than 50 days, said Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical Company (BSR).
After four rounds of general maintenance, the number of maintenance days has been gradually reduced thanks to contractors and BSR’s experience in implementation, said BSR General Director Bùi Ngọc Dương.
Dung Quất Oil Refinery currently has many opportunities to optimise operations and overall maintenance.
All domestic and international contractors and BSR personnel are determined to carry out the fifth overall maintenance with the highest quality and progress so that the Dung Quất plant can operate safely and stably, said Dương.
Dung Quất Oil Refinery Plant was invested in and built by Việt Nam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) in June 2005.
In May 2008, PVN established BSR to receive, manage, and operate the Dung Quất Oil Refinery plant.
The factory has a design capacity of 6.5 million tonnes per year, with the initial design using crude oil from the Bạch Hổ field as the main raw material.
To date, after 15 years of operation, the plant has processed more than 94 million tonnes of crude oil, sold more than 86 million tonnes of products to the market with revenue reaching nearly VNĐ1.7 quadrillion.
In the near future, Dung Quất Oil Refinery will receive a $1.2 billion investment to expand, increasing the plant's processing capacity from 148,000 barrels per day to 171,000 barrels per day.
The product meets EURO V standards and environmental standards according to the Government's mandatory roadmap.
With this expansion, Dung Quất Oil Refinery will flexibly use different crude oil sources for processing, ensuring a long-term and effective supply of crude oil, thereby improving investment efficiency for the plant.
The project to expand and increase processing capacity will be implemented under a 37-month EPC contract and is expected to be put into operation in the first quarter of 2028. — VNS
