Leak delays July-loading paraxylene contracts of ExxonMobil into H1-August at Singapore

11-Jul-12

Last week saw reduced production at ExxonMobil’s refining complex in Singapore. This led to a delay in loading of petrochemicals, as per Reuters. Exxon Mobil has delayed the loading dates of July-loading paraxylene (PX) contracts into the first half of August," said a source from Mitsubishi Chemical Asia Pacific, a downstream customer of ExxonMobil and a producer of purified terephthalic acid (PTA). Refining operations at the integrated 605,000 barrel per day complex were not expected to be affected. The plant at Jurong produces benzene, toluene, paraxylene and polyethylene. Workers have repaired a damaged boiler at the company's 3.7 mln tpa petrochemicals facility on Jurong Island, with production returning to normal, as per a source. It was not clear how much production was lost from the leak. An Exxon spokeswoman said the firm would not comment on the operational status of facilities.