Today, Friday, the National Oil Corporation announced the start of the process of entering “naphtha” into the furnaces, operating the cracking gas compressor system (1-R10), up to the production stage, and following up the progress of operations according to the approved operating manuals.

The National Oil Company stated that this process comes after the success of all operating trials of the work systems of the various units in the ethylene plant, which began several months ago, and confirmation of the readiness of the production units in the industrial complex to keep pace with the requirements of operating the ethylene plant.

The National Oil Company confirmed that with this step, the Ras Lanuf Oil and Gas Manufacturing Company has reached an advanced stage of the plan to restart the industrial complex, which was launched in 2019.

The Chairman of the Corporation, Ben Gdara, stressed that all stages of operating operations must be carried out in accordance with safety procedures and requirements to ensure the safety of all personnel and equipment, up to the final production stage, praising the efforts made and the distinguished work carried out by members of the Council of the Oil Corporation, Ras Lanuf Oil and Gas Manufacturing Company.