Preem announces today its completion of the planned turnaround at Preemraff Lysekil. All units at the refinery are now operational. The length of the turnaround was close to 8 weeks, including all units in the refinery, which is approximately 2 weeks longer than previously communicated. However, many of the units were up and running already after 6 weeks.

A combination of factors accounted for the extension of the turnaround. There were severe weather conditions during the first two weeks, certain key units needed a bigger overhaul than anticipated, and furthermore certain key improvements projects have been carried out to further improve the performance of the refinery.

The period between the turnarounds at Preemraff-Lysekil has been extended from four to fives years, which means that the turnaround service time will be somewhat longer. At the same time the uptime period increases by 10%.

For further information, please contact:

Magnus Heimburg, Chief Financial Officer
Office: +46 10 450 10 44
Email: magnus.heimburg@preem.se