Islamabad December 13 2022: Attock Refinery Limited inform that due to ullage constraints resulting from low demand for Furnace Fuel Oil, refinery is temporarily shutting down its main distillation unit for approximately eight (8) days.
During this period some necessary maintenance jobs would also be carried out, according to company statement.
Consequently, as result of this shut down refinery will be operating at a capacity of 35%. However, adequate inventories of products are available to meet the current requirements. This has been intimated to the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) and Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) accordingly.
Attock Refinery Limited was incorporated in Pakistan on November 8, 1978 as a private limited company and was converted into a public company on June 26, 1979. It is principally engaged in the refining of crude oil. The Company is subsidiary of The Attock Oil Company Limited, England and its ultimate parent is Coral Holding Limited (a private limited company incorporated in Malta).