Maintenance Works at Mobil Al tona RefneryOctober and November 2011 From early October to mid-November 2011, Mobil Altona Renery will be temporarily shut down so that we can complete an extensive maintenance program, commonly known as a ‘turnaround’. Mobil is committed to saely and reliably operating the Altona Renery at all times, and the turnaround is a key part oour scheduled maintenance program or the Rener y . We have spe nt the last two yea rs careully planning or the turnaround to ensure that impacts on the environment and local community are minimised, that we maintain a reliable uel supply or Victoria rom other sources, and that all work is completed saely and without incident. This turnaround gives us the oppo rtunity to inspect the Renery and complete any r equired maintenance and equipment upgrades, including a number oeciency measures to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. T ogether with other maintenance improvements since 2008, the work being carried out during the turnaround is the culmination oa $250 million investment in the Altona Renery by Mobil. This investment will ensure that we can continue to provide haloVictoria’ s uel needs rom a sae, reliable and ecient renery here in Altona. We have contracted Transeld Services Ltd to manage the tur naround. T ranseld Services are highly experienced and have conducted previous maintenance works at the Renery . While our planning seeks to minimise impact on our neighbourhood, nearby residents may notice some increased faring, or changes to odours or noise patterns while the Rener y is initially shut down in early October and then again during the start-up activities in mid-November. There will also be an incr ease in vehicle and pedestrian trac around the site as an additional 5 50 people will be working at the Renery during this period. Iyou have any questions, please call our 24-hour Community Hotline on 1800 659 527.
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From early October to mid-November 2011, Mobil Altona Renery will be temporarily shut down so that we
can complete an extensive maintenance program, commonly known as a ‘turnaround’.Mobil is committed to saely and reliably operating the Altona Renery at all times, and the turnaround is a
key part o our scheduled maintenance program or the Renery. We have spent the last two years careully
planning or the turnaround to ensure that impacts on the environment and local community are minimised,
that we maintain a reliable uel supply or Victoria rom other sources, and that all work is completed saely
and without incident.
This turnaround gives us the opportunity to inspect the Renery and complete any required maintenance
and equipment upgrades, including a number o eciency measures to reduce energy use and greenhouse
gas emissions.
Together with other maintenance improvements since 2008, the work being carried out during the
turnaround is the culmination o a $250 million investment in the Altona Renery by Mobil. This investment
will ensure that we can continue to provide hal o Victoria’s uel needs rom a sae, reliable and ecient
renery here in Altona.
We have contracted Transeld Services Ltd to manage the turnaround. Transeld Services are highly
experienced and have conducted previous maintenance works at the Renery.
While our planning seeks to minimise impact on our neighbourhood, nearby residents may notice some
increased faring, or changes to odours or noise patterns while the Renery is initially shut down in early
October and then again during the start-up activities in mid-November. There will also be an increase in vehicle and pedestrian trac around the site as an additional 550 people
During the turnaround we will extensively inspect equipment and complete any required maintenance
work, as well as equipment upgrades, that are consistent with our long term equipment strategies aimed at
improving reliability and perormance.
In act, this turnaround will be the rst time we have had an opportunity to get inside some o our majorvessels since the renery was recongured with the Clean Fuels Venture in 2006. It gives us the opportunity
to get a better and detailed understanding o how the various units have been perorming.
Why does this work need to take place?
Mobil’s objective is to operate Altona Renery to world class standards o reliability and perormance. In
order to achieve this, we have an integrated, long-term strategy or maintenance and reliability. The strategy
uses best practices to dene specic actions and plans or parts o the renery, which include
both on-line programmed maintenance, as well as periodic plant shutdowns (or
turnarounds) or more extensive work.
Planning or this turnaround began two years ago. The turnaround will allow usto inspect equipment that is normally in continuous operation, undertake routine
maintenance and install improvements that will enhance perormance and
achieve energy savings.
What is the impact on the community?
A comprehensive management plan has been developed to minimise
impact on the local community, including shutdown sequencing
to manage faring. Some additional faring may be noticeable
during the shut-down and start-up phases o the work, and
there may be dierences in odours and noise due to thedierent maintenance activities. We have notied the
local community o the works, highlighting some o the
dierences that may be noticeable during the dierent