Report: Valero Energy Partially Restarts Port Arthur Refinery in Texas After Explosion Incident

At present, the AVU-147 crude distillation unit (CDU) production line with a daily capacity of 115,000 barrels has resumed operations, but Valero is still repairing the heater of the AVU-146 CDU unit with a daily capacity of 210,000 barrels, and this production line remains shut down. During the inspection of the units after the refinery was closed due to a fire on March 23, Valero discovered that a furnace tube of the AVU-146 heater was damaged. Valero plans to restart this CDU unit after the furnace tube is repaired. (Reuters)