Shutdown Petrochemicals – OMV Plant Overhaul at Schwechat Refinery

EnergyOil & Gas ♦ Published: April 28, 2011; 10:19 ♦ (Vindobona)

The OMV Refinery in Schwechat (Lower Austria) will undergo a further routine shutdown from May 3. This time, the petrochemical plant parts will be out of commission for around one-and-a-half months.

Shutdown Petrochemicals – OMV Plant Overhaul at Schwechat Refinery / Picture: © Vindobona.org

OMV produces basic petrochemical materials here that are mainly supplied to neighbouring plastics manufacturer Borealis. The shutdown is therefore being carried out in close cooperation with Borealis; the plastics manufacturer will overhaul its equipment at the same time. The other parts of the OMV Refinery in Schwechat, such as those used for crude oil distillation, were overhauled in…