The refinery’s maintenance shutdown has been extended by a few days due to shortage of laborers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said only two of the nine major units that had undergone shutdown have started.
“Remaining seven are being started in sequence as all are connected and start up will complete over the next two days,” Mohapatra told Reuters.
Separately, an IOC official said some secondary units have resumed operations using feedstock available with the plant, while others including the crude unit will start by Saturday.
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The company did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
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