CARACAS, VENEZUELA (By Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 28.Jul.2026, Words: 158) — El Palito refinery, located in Carabobo state, will enter a phase of scheduled maintenance that will keep its operations inactive for 3-4 weeks.
Sources related to the matter revealed to Reuters on 28 Jul. 2026 the state-owned oil company PetrĂłleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) plans to shut down its smallest refining complex, with a capacity of 146,000 barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil, to carry out a comprehensive inspection of its facilities following the strong earthquakes that occurred on 24 Jun. 2026.
