Venezuela’s Cardon Oil refinery, the country’s 2nd largest has just unexpectedly exploded and caught fire!
Venezuela's Cardón Oil Refinery, the country's second-largest, exploded and caught fire today.
The facility has reportedly halted operations, per Reuters. pic.twitter.com/2aUAJVFOID
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Oct 6 (Reuters) – Venezuela halted the Cardon refinery, its second-largest with a capacity of 310,000 barrels per day, after a fire sparked by a ruptured natural gas line, state-run oil company PDVSA said late on Tuesday while it evaluates the situation.
Eight sources with knowledge of the matter earlier confirmed to Reuters that a fire had broken out at the facility, part of PDVSA’s 955,000-bpd Paraguana Refining Center, Venezuela’s largest complex.
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