Philadelphia Energy Solutions Files for Bankruptcy Protection

The filing comes a month after a fire at a Philadelphia oil refinery caused explosions.
By Tony Owusu ,

Philadelphia Energy Solutions filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware Sunday, about a month after a fire at its oil refinery caused an explosion. 

The company said that it has entered into a proposed debtor-in-possession financing agreement with the companies debt holders that would provide the company with up to $100 million in new funding, if needed.

PES said it would need the liquidity to safely wind down its refining operations and "best position the company for a successful reorganization, the rebuilding of our damaged infrastructure, and a restart of our refining operations."

Following the blast, the refiner said the fire damage made continuing operations at the site impossible. 

PES produced 335,000 barrels of crude oil a day when it was operational, making it the largest refinery on the East Coast at the time. 

Request for comment from PES was not returned in time for publication. 

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