Attock Refinery Limited (ARL) has announced the temporary shutdown of its Heavy Crude Unit due to an unusual build-up of Premier Motor Gasoline (PMG) inventories amid reduced upliftment by oil marketing companies.
In a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, the company said the unit has been shut with effect from February 5, 2026, as part of a management decision to handle elevated PMG stock levels and avoid a complete halt of overall refinery operations.
The company said other crude units will remain operational during the period, along with normal operations of downstream processing units.
“This step has been taken to manage unusually high PMG inventory and to ensure continuity of overall refinery operations,” the filing stated.
ARL also assured that it would continue to meet its committed supply volumes and maintain uninterrupted dispatches for the current month despite the temporary shutdown of the unit.
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