HELLENIC PETROLEUM announces that the Elefsina Refinery, following a technical incident that occurred at the hydrogen production unit on 10 July 10 2017, proceeded to a temporary shut-down.

Furthermore, it was decided that maintenance works at all units of the Elefsina refinery, which were scheduled to be implemented gradually from the end of September 2017 until March 2018, will be carried out during the shut-down period.

The completion of maintenance works and the start-up of the refinery are scheduled to take place during September 2017.

The Group refineries at Aspropyrgos and Thessaloniki will cover the supply needs of the domestic market and our international subsidiaries.