PetroChina Daqing Refining & Chemical is expected to suspend LPG supply from Aug 17, when it would go into a 40-day overhaul, according to a refinery source.
The refinery recorded hefty LPG stock due to dull sales by rail, although demand from local market was stable, the source said.
Its counterpart PetroChina's 6-mil-mt/yr Daqing Petrochemical has no turnaround plan at the moment.
The overhaul is forecast to lend support to barge prices of LPG in Northeast China, because Daqing Refining & Chemical usually transports 2,000-3,000mt of LPG to Jinzhou port each week, market sources predicted.
Daqing Refining & Chemical, located in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has a topping capacity of 8-mil mt per year. It normally produces 1,500mt a day of LPG, including 1,000mt of residential-consuming LPG and 500mt of raw gas.
The refinery recorded hefty LPG stock due to dull sales by rail, although demand from local market was stable, the source said.
Its counterpart PetroChina's 6-mil-mt/yr Daqing Petrochemical has no turnaround plan at the moment.
The overhaul is forecast to lend support to barge prices of LPG in Northeast China, because Daqing Refining & Chemical usually transports 2,000-3,000mt of LPG to Jinzhou port each week, market sources predicted.
Daqing Refining & Chemical, located in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, has a topping capacity of 8-mil mt per year. It normally produces 1,500mt a day of LPG, including 1,000mt of residential-consuming LPG and 500mt of raw gas.
