Idemitsu shuts 165,000-bpd Aichi CDU for scheduled maintenance

Cosmo Energy Holdings Co

07/10/2025 08:48

TOKYO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Idemitsu Kosan 5019.T, Japan's second-largest oil refiner, shut the 165,000 barrel-per-day crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Aichi refinery in central Japan on September 16 for planned maintenance, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday.

The refiner declined to provide a timeline for the unit's restart.

Its smaller rival Cosmo Oil, a unit of Cosmo Energy Holdings 5021.T, also shut the 100,000-bpd CDU at its Sakai refinery in western Japan on August 27 for scheduled maintenance, with operations expected to resume in October, a company spokesperson said.

Japan's largest refiner, Eneos Corp, a unit of Eneos Holdings 5020.T, shut the 172,100-bpd No. 2 CDU at its Kawasaki refinery, near Tokyo, on August 16 for scheduled turnaround, according to a company spokesperson.

The company plans to restart the unit in late November.

 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)

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