Heater repair work continues at Newcastle Refinery. Noticeable progress can be seen in the replacement of the outer shell of the heater and the stack. Work on the repair now shifts to completion of the internal heater components. This project remains on schedule for the anticipated partial restart of the facility in mid-April.
The new heater fabrication is progressing well as reported previously. The large, oversized shipments of heater modules are scheduled to begin arriving in Newcastle between March 26 and March 31. This activity is being coordinated with Newcastle Police and Weston County Sheriff to minimize traffic disruption due to the oversized load staging and delivery on Main Street.
Our focus on safety continues to drive all that we do. Higher winds this weekend and early next week are being closely monitored due to blowing dust and potential impact to crane operations. The project remains injury free to date.