WILLEMSTAD - The Isla refinery says to run again according to schedule. Yesterday there was indeed black smoke from chimneys. A sign that is being started up.
The refinery has been out of service for most of 2018 due to technical and legal problems, causing the supply of crude oil to stagnate. At present, they supply of crude oil is not at all stable from Venezuela due to the crisis that is affecting the country and the state-owned company PDVSA.