Venezuela’s Paraguana Refinery Shut Down Due to Power Outage

Venezuela’s Paraguana Refinery Center shut down Thursday because of a power outage, according to a person familiar with the matter.

• Units in the Cardon and Amuay refineries stopped processing crude after the outage hit at around 7 am local time
• State-owned co. Petróleos de Venezuela SA did not reply to a request for comment
• The center has capacity to refine about 955,000 barrels per day

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