According to Reuters article published on March 14, 2023, it was unclear how long DU-1 would be shut following Tuesday’s fire. The previous fire on Feb. 23 caused a shutdown of the unit for about two weeks.
The 270,000-bpd DU-2 CDU remained in operation at the Deer Park refinery.
Pemex said damage assessments were underway. This was the fourth fire at a Pemex facility in Texas or Mexico since Feb. 23, when three fires broke out on the same day.
CDUs break down crude oil into feedstocks for all other production units at a refinery.
