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Co-op Refinery increases production after Christmas Eve explosion

The Co-Op Refinery Complex was set on fire after a suspected Liquid Petroleum Gas explosion, on Dec. 24, 2013. Global News

Production is slowly improving at the Co-op Refinery after the Christmas Eve explosion.

The incident knocked production levels back from 130, 000 barrels a day to just 60, 000 barrels a day.

As of Friday, Vice President of Refinery Operations Gil Le Dressay says they’re able to produce 90, 000 barrels a day, and will be able to keep that level up until all the damage is repaired.

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In a statement he said it’s still too early to determine when that might be.

They do have additional supplies secured, so no shortages or restrictions are expected in the marketplace.

On Christmas Eve of 2013 a large blast was heard and felt throughout the city and surrounding area when something went wrong inside one of the propane and butane processing units.

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Fire Marshal Randy Ryba previously told Global News the blast is believed to have been set off when products lighter than gas were ignited in a reactor. The investigation, led by the Regina Fire Department, is being called “complex”.

Early estimates say we won’t have an official report on the cause until December 2014.

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