According to Reuters article published on February 1, 2023, South Korea's S-Oil plans to shut its No. 3 crude distillation unit (CDU), condensate fractionation unit (CFU) and hydrocracker for maintenance in May, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday.
The 250,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) No. 3 CDU, 75,000-bpd hydrocracker and 89,000-bpd CFU at its Onsan refinery will be shut until July, the spokesperson added.
The company also plans to shut its 76,000-bpd No. 2 residue fluid catalytic cracker between March and April.
Exact shutdown dates, however, could not be confirmed.
S-Oil has three CDUs with a combined capacity of 580,000 bpd at its Onsan site.
