Fire breaks out at S-Oil's Onsan plant in South Korea

: Crude oil, Oil products, Petrochemicals
24/02/23

A fire broke out at South Korean private-sector refiner S-Oil's Onsan plant on 23 February, affecting operations at a crude distillation unit (CDU).

The fire broke out at a pump linking refinery units. The 580,000 b/d Onsan plant's 250,000 b/d No.3 CDU was impacted, sources close to the refiner said.

No casualties have been reported thus far.

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