ISLAMABAD – – Pakistan oil refineries sent a SOS to the Ministry of Energysaying the throughput has reached 60 percent to 70pc because their tankshave topped up with furnace oil with no ullage, permission requireotherwise all supply chain of petroleum products would likely to bederailed.
Oil Companies Advisory Council comprising of Pak Arab Refinery, AttockRefinery, National Refinery and Pakistan Refinery sent separate letters toMinistry of Energy giving warning that the government should take aholistic view of the whole situation as continuous pile up of the furnaceoil will break down the refining of other petroleum products resulting inshortage across the country.
From November 1 to November 21 only, around 69,000 metric tons or 3,285metric tons per day of furnace have been sold by the oil marketingcompanies as such all refineries have already slowed down and are generallyoperating at their lowest levels and are heading towards imminent shutdown,the letter of Oil Companies Advisory Council said.
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The industry/refineries have already proposed a general guideline that aminimum of 10,000 mtons or 300,000 mtons per month of furnace oil should bemade mandatory part of energy mix for power/electricity generation to takecare of local refineries production uniformly throughout the yearirrespective of seasonality.
