ExxonMobil Stops Argentine refinery

An American oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil has planned a temporary lay-off for technical service at Campana Refinery (Buenos Aires, Argentina). The maintenance shutdown of its catalytic reformer is planned to commence on April 10, 2008. A technical service shutdown is also scheduled for the middle distillation treatment, aromatic hydrotreatment, naphtha stabilizer and coke naphtha hydrofiner units. These units have to be shut down because of the lack of hydrogen feed from the catalytic reformer.