{"id":252587,"date":"2025-05-04T11:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=252587"},"modified":"2025-05-02T16:35:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T20:35:50","slug":"petronor-reactivates-fcc-unit-after-stabilizing-the-plant-affected-by-the-power-failure","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/petronor-reactivates-fcc-unit-after-stabilizing-the-plant-affected-by-the-power-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Petronor reactivates FCC Unit after stabilizing the plant affected by the power failure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The company Petronor has started this Friday <strong>the process of starting up the FCC Unit at its industrial complex in Muskiz<\/strong>, a municipality in the province of Bizkaia, in the Basque Country, after overcoming an episode of electrical failure that had forced it to temporarily halt its operations.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Safety and control in the FCC unit<\/h2>\n\n<p>During the restart of this key unit in the catalytic cracking process <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/industrial-refining-processes-oil\/#:~:text=Cracking%20catal%C3%ADtico,-En%20este%20proceso&#038;text=El%20proceso%20se%20lleva%20a,de%20alta%20calidad%20y%20gas%C3%B3leo.\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/articulo\/procesos-industriales-de-refinacion-petroleo\/#:~:text=Cracking%20catal%C3%ADtico,-En%20este%20proceso&amp;text=El%20proceso%20se%20lleva%20a,de%20alta%20calidad%20y%20gas%C3%B3leo.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">catalytic cracking process<\/a><\/strong>During the restart of this key unit in the catalytic cracking process, episodes of visible flame in the flare are expected. These events are contemplated within the technical start-up protocol and <strong>do not represent any type of operational or environmental incidence<\/strong>, as reported by the company. <\/p>\n\n<p>As part of its commitment to transparency, the company previously notified various institutional bodies and local authorities of the procedure, including the Vice-Ministry of the Environment of the Basque Government, the Territorial Delegate of Industry and Energy, and the town councils of the Margen Izquierda region.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Operational commitment and territorial linkage<\/h2>\n\n<p>The restart of the FCC Unit is carried out under strict safety measures, according to the procedures established by the company. This unit is essential for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/coking-process-in-refineries\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/articulo\/proceso-de-coquizacion-en-refinerias\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">treatment of heavy hydrocarbons<\/a><\/strong> and its conversion into high value-added light products. <\/p>\n\n<p>The reactivation of this facility not only guarantees the continuity of the industrial activity, but also reinforces the commitment of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/petronor-s-a-\/?originalSubdomain=es\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/petronor-s-a-\/?originalSubdomain=es\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Petronor<\/a><\/strong> s commitment to energy stability and the social environment of Bizkaia, where it maintains an established presence as an energy and industrial operator.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social media and don&#8217;t miss any of our posts!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" rel=\"nofollow\">X (Twitter)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@inspenet?_t=8qqIL6dRGNR&amp;_r=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/petronor.eus\/es\/2025\/05\/puesta-en-marcha-de-la-unidad-fcc-4\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/petronor.eus\/es\/2025\/05\/puesta-en-marcha-de-la-unidad-fcc-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Petronor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Photo: Shutterstock<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FCC Unit starts up after stabilization due to electrical failure, under strict operational and technical surveillance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":252337,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13036],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-252587","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-oil-and-gas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/252587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/252587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=252587"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=252587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}