Today all flares were extinguished. At the same time, a large fire occurred at the enterprise recently.

According to El Universal, the head of the trade union of Venezuelan oil workers Ivan Freitas confirmed that the plant has completely ceased its work. On Monday, January 22, the catalytic cracking unit, "one of the few operating ones, stopped working under the planned shutdown for maintenance of the compressor line," he explained, adding that two distillation units were also stopped.

In addition, residents of the Paraguana Peninsula, where the plant is located, also reported the termination of the flare units of the complex.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, consumer prices in Venezuela in December 2017 increased by 85%. At the same time, the level of inflation accumulated during the year was 2616%. This January 8 at a press conference in the National Assembly of the country said the head of the Commission on Finance and Economic Development Rafael Guzman.