Consequently, the utilization factor Φ was significantly smaller than 1 at the beginning of the experiment and should come close to one at the time where the activity starts to decrease.

Petrobras' (PBR) refining plants operate at 97% capacity, for the second consecutive month, leading to the highest Total Utilization Factor since 2014.

Finally, the capacity utilization factor feeds back into scheduling, impacting how flexible the schedule can be and determining whether additional capacity is required. Size.

Improved performance of the refining units during August and September increased the total utilization factor (FUT) of the refineries for third-quarter 2023 to 95.8%, the highest FUT since 2014 ...