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REFINING: Works at Four Units at Germany’s Gelsenkirchen Refinery

REFINING

Four units in the Scholven section at Germany’s Gelsenkirchen refinery are undergoing works, according to BP.

  • The units involved were not specified
  • BP is planning to cut the crude capacity at the 254kbpd Gelsenkirchen from 2025 to 160kbpd, BP said in a statement in March this year.
  • The capacity reduction is likely to involve a halt to one of the CDUs. Focus at Gelsenkirchen will shift towards petrochemicals and low-emission fuels. 
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Four units in the Scholven section at Germany’s Gelsenkirchen refinery are undergoing works, according to BP.

  • The units involved were not specified
  • BP is planning to cut the crude capacity at the 254kbpd Gelsenkirchen from 2025 to 160kbpd, BP said in a statement in March this year.
  • The capacity reduction is likely to involve a halt to one of the CDUs. Focus at Gelsenkirchen will shift towards petrochemicals and low-emission fuels.