Essar Oil cuts its gasoline production due to technical problem at CCR

Essar Oil has reportedly reduced its gasoline production on account of technical problem at a continuous catalytic reformer (CCR). Though, the problem at the reformer would not affect the crude runs at the plant and it will take about a fortnight to fix it. Operations at the CCR were hit earlier this week and Essar would have to shut the reformer completely in the next few days for maintenance. Essar operates a 900,000 tonne-per-year CCR at its 400,000 barrels-per-day Vadinar plant in Western India. A CCR converts naphtha into superior grade gasoline. Essar Oil is a fully integrated oil & gas company of international scale with strong presence across the hydrocarbon value chain from exploration & production to refining and oil retail.