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Fault halts refinery production | |
(3 days later) | |
Production at the Chevron oil refinery at Pembroke has stopped because of a mechanical fault. | |
A Chevron spokesman said repairs are being carried out after the problem with a boiler on Tuesday night. | |
No fuel is being produced but there is a "good supply" of stocks of oil, which is exported to the US and Europe, as well as serving the UK. | |
The refinery, which first opened in 1964 and employs 1,200, processes 220,000 barrels of crude oil a day. | The refinery, which first opened in 1964 and employs 1,200, processes 220,000 barrels of crude oil a day. |
A spokesman said: "Chevron can confirm that at around 2000 (BST) on 29 April, an electrical fault occurred in the steam plant at the company's refinery in Pembrokeshire. | |
"The steam plant was shutdown in a controlled manner, following carefully rehearsed procedures for dealing with such situations. | |
"Subsequently, other units have also been depressurised meaning that there is currently no production at the site. An investigation is now underway to find out how the fault occurred." | |
He said work had progressed well on repairing the fault and some systems will be restarted later today, with others following in the next few days. | |
He added: "We have a good supply of stocks at our refinery and terminals and together with additional supplies that we have sourced, we are continuing to meet contract requirements to our UK and Ireland customers." | |
The refinery is the fourth largest in the UK, with just under 12% of the UK's overall refining capacity. | The refinery is the fourth largest in the UK, with just under 12% of the UK's overall refining capacity. |
The Environment Agency confirmed the refinery had shut down part of the production process late on Tuesday. | The Environment Agency confirmed the refinery had shut down part of the production process late on Tuesday. |