By Nidaa Bakhsh
Sept. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Total SA, Europe's largest oil refiner, will shut its La Mede plant in Provence next month for a 100 million-euro ($142 million) upgrade, Usine Nouvelle reported.
The refinery will shut Oct. 6 for about two months and will have as many as 2,000 workers on site at the height of the project, the magazine said on its Web site, citing plant manager Daniel Aussenac.
Total will install a new catalytic cracker, which reduces sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide emissions, and carry out inspections and routine maintenance, according to the article.
The refinery can process 158,000 barrels of oil a day, according to Total's 2007 Factbook.
To contact the reporter on this story: Nidaa Bakhsh in London at nbakhsh@bloomberg.net
Friday, September 19, 2008
Total to Shut La Mede Refinery for Upgrade, Usine Nouvelle Says
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