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Recommend to a friendIn 2009, the Czech refinery plants of ORLEN Group (Litvinov, Kralupy, and Paramo) processed in total over 4.11 million tonnes of crude oil, i.e. 9% less than in the previous year. The main reason for the reduced processed volume was economic conditions and lower demand for refinery products, as well as 2 months of overhaul downtime at the Kralupy refinery.
In 2009, the ratio of light/medium/heavy distillates was comparable to the 2008 figures. Lower demand resulted in lower volume of petrol and diesel production.
During the overhaul downtime scheduled for the 2nd quarter of 2009 at the Kralupy refinery, we completed modernisation of the Catalytic Cracking unit. The purpose was to improve the productivity of the cracking unit by removing bottlenecks, and achieve better distribution of fractions and increased output of LPG and propylene.
Production volume of selected refinery products in Unipetrol in 2008-2009 (‘000 tonnes)
| 2008 | 2009 | Dynamics 2008/2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude oil processing | 4 533 | 4 110 | -9% |
| Total petrol | 821 | 760 | -8% |
| Total diesel oil | 1 910 | 1 741 | -9% |
| Light heating oil | 82 | 35 | 13% |
| Aviation fuel | 91 | 76 | -16% |
| Loquefield gas | 151 | 146 | -9% |
| Total fuels | 3 055 | 2 758 | -9% |
| Fuel output (%) | 67,4 | 267,1 | 0,4 p.p. |
The economic slowdown affected the bitumen market as well, causing a 2% drop in sales.
Bitumen production volume at Litvinov and Paramo in 2008–2009 (tonnes)
| 2008 | 2009 | Dynamics 2008/2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road bitumen | 193 012 | 194 276 | 0,65% |
Bitumen sales volume at Paramo in 2008–2009 (tonnes)
| 2008 | 2009 | Dynamics 2008/2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road bitumen | 203 000 | 198 621 | -2,00% |
| Modified bitumen | 8 500 | 11 029 | 29,80% |
| Industrial bitumen | 39 000 | 35 218 | -9,70% |
| Total* | 251 000 | 257 461 | 2,60% |
*Bitumen and other products.
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