TotalEnergies 500,000 t/yr La Mede hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) plant near the French port of Fos-Lavera is restarting units following planned works
The company issued a notice saying flaring and noise may occur through to the evening of 21 November as the restart occurs. TotalEnergies has not commented on the scope of the works, but the duration appears relatively short.
La Mede began receiving feedstock again after a short break at the start of the month. It loaded a 14,000t HVO cargo last weekend, shipped to Fiumicino, Italy, which should arrive on 22 November, according to Argus tracking and Kpler data.
Italy's Eni said this week that its 650,000 t/yr Gela HVO unit on Sicily is still undergoing planned works aimed at boosting the plant's flexibility to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). A tanker arrived at Gela's berth today and is slated to load an HVO cargo, according to Kpler data and Argus tracking. But the vessel has a 20 December delivery date in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region, suggesting loading may not be imminent.
