-- 伍德麥肯茲公司週四表示,瓦萊羅能源公司(VLO)位於亞瑟港、日處理能力為41.5萬桶的煉油廠在3月23日發生爆炸導致生產中斷一個多月後,正逐步恢復營運。 爆炸損壞了柴油加氫處理裝置DHT-243,迫使全廠停產,並啟動了分階段的恢復工作,營運商開始重啟部分加工裝置。 伍德麥肯茲公司表示,他們利用空中監視和紅外線監測追蹤了恢復進度,數據顯示,在工廠各裝置陸續重啟的同時,重建工作也正在進行中。 伍德麥肯茲公司補充說,該煉油廠於4月26日重啟了流化催化裂解裝置,並於同日開始逐步提高其最大的原油裝置的產能,但目前利用率仍低於正常水平。 業者已逐步提高主要裝置的產能,包括一套每日處理能力為26.5萬桶的原油蒸餾裝置和一套每日處理能力為17.2萬桶的真空蒸餾裝置,這些裝置的處理能力正在提高,但尚未達到滿載運轉。 多套裝置已重啟,包括4月2日重啟的日處理能力15萬桶的常壓蒸餾裝置(CDU)和4.8萬桶的真空蒸餾裝置(VDU);4月3日和4月15日分別重啟的日處理能力5.7萬桶和4.5萬桶的加氫裂解裝置;同時,一套日處理能力4.7萬桶的柴油加氫處理裝置和一組硫磺回收裝置仍處於停產狀態。 伍德麥肯茲公司補充道,爆炸也影響了鄰近的鑽石綠再生柴油廠,該廠依賴煉油廠的公用設施,不過已於3月下旬恢復營運。 初步損失評估顯示,柴油加氫處理裝置受損最為嚴重,裝置結構崩塌,管道大面積變形。 伍德麥肯茲公司表示,附近的裝置受損較輕,而爆炸區域內的兩座冷卻水塔和一間控制室則遭受了更嚴重的結構性破壞。 維修人員已將工作重心放在冷卻水塔的重建上,現場可見起重機、鷹架和拆卸作業,承包商正在更換受損零件。 伍德麥肯茲公司表示,儘管取得了進展,但截至4月27日,仍有多個裝置處於停產狀態,其中包括煉油廠最大的原油蒸餾系統的部分設備,這限制了產能的恢復。 伍德麥肯茲公司補充道,這次長時間的停產加劇了區域燃料市場的緊張局勢,因為41.5萬桶/日的產能損失恰逢地緣政治緊張局勢影響全球供應平衡。 伍德麥肯茲公司表示,其空中和現場聯合監測將繼續追蹤煉油廠的重啟時間表和營運恢復情況。
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