To start producing gasoline at the Baniyas refinery within the next 48 hours

Tartous-Sana

This marked the resumption of work in some sections of the Banias refinery, including the gasoline production section, in which the Umrah ended, the sky of the city of Baniyas today lit the flames of the eastern and western refinery, in an indication that the general condition of the refinery is good and that there is no objection to its return to work and the production of gasoline will start within the next 48 hours.

The ignition of the flame has connotations explained by Engineer Nabil Salloum, head of the operations and relocation department in the company, where he said that the ignition of the flame in general is the result of receiving the gases resulting from the start of the operations of the production units, especially that we operate the gasoline production unit, which requires us to regulate the pressures present in this unit, i.e. send some gases To the torch for its combustion to regulate pressure in production units.

The local market’s need for gasoline has been imposed on the company directly preparing the take-off operations for the gasoline production units before others, according to the company’s general manager, Eng. Bassam Salama, explaining that the arrangements and works also include electricity and steam units and water cooling units, all of which are ready for complete take-off. It is likely that during the next 48 hours, gasoline will be produced according to specifications. Required.

The gasoline improvement unit was in need of repair due to not being repaired for many years ago as a result of the necessity to continue working at the refinery due to the country's need for oil derivatives, especially gasoline during the years of war and the siege. Since the middle of this month, stressing that if the Umrah had not been completed at this time, it would have been possible for the refinery to stop working for months due to the malfunctions that may occur, especially that it is not possible to perform the Umrah in the winter due to the presence of gasoline-producing materials that are not subject to exposure to moisture in the department.

Three days of continuous work that a Muslim spent in the department and did not visit his home, as well as many workers who made the utmost effort to finish the work within the shortest possible time, explaining that the mechanical maintenance work of the unit has ended and what we see today of sensitive work is technological work that is pressure and emptying of pressure And necessary tests, pointing out that upon completion of all these works, gasoline production will start, as about 80 percent of the preparatory work has been completed and the remaining 20 percent will be completed in the coming hours to start the process of producing gasoline, explaining that within two days gasoline will be produced and available in SADCOP, which in turn will deliver it. For citizens.

With a smile of joy at the achievement, Youssef Hassoun, a morning follow-up technician in the improvement department, confirms that they carried out stressful work during the Umrah and completed their work within a short period, which needed at least a month in normal cases, as he said, “We are tired until the refinery flame ignites again and remains lit so that gasoline remains available in the market. “.

From the mechanical maintenance division of the production units in the improvement section, the engineer, Zuhair Khadour, the head of the division, explains that all maintenance operations were carried out in record time. With the department of mechanical actuator and manufacturing which is done with local expertise.

In turn, Eng. Kamal Nada, the supervisor of the implementation of the Umrah program, confirmed that during the few days the workers continued their work to complete the Umrah with all responsibility and that the Gasoline Improvement Department is preparing to work without any problems after the workers have completed what is required of them to the fullest, while the worker confirms Ali Abu Abbas from the improvement department They arrived day and night to get work done, restart the unit and start pumping petrol into the tanks.

With high professionalism and professionalism and without any errors, the workers of the workshop for maintenance of devices, circuits, protections, safety and measurement circuits have completed their work, as Muhammad Hassan Muhammad, head of a morning workshop, says that our error is forbidden and the speed of completion of the Umrah aims to supply the market with oil derivatives.

Gharam Muhammad