Japan refiners' maintenance plans for CDUs through March 31, 2020

Fuji Oil Co (Shinagawa)

19/04/2019 09:50

TOKYO, April 19 (Reuters) - Japanese oil refiners have shut
or are likely to shut 13 crude distillation units (CDUs) between
January this year and March 31 next year for scheduled
maintenance, according to industry sources, companies and media.
    The following table outlines details of maintenance
schedules expected to take place, based on the latest
information available. Capacity is in 1,000 barrels per day
(bpd). 
    Japan has 29 CDUs and a condensate splitter with a total
capacity of 3.52 million bpd.
    The operators include JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corp, a unit
of JXTG Holdings Inc  5020.T , Idemitsu Kosan  5019.T , Cosmo
Oil  5021.T , Toa Oil  5008.T  and Fuji Oil  5017.T .
    
       Refinery        CDU    Capacity                   Period
                                                               
           JXTG                         
         Sendai                  145.0      June-early August**
        Negishi        No1       120.0                         
        Negishi        No4       150.0                         
    Mizushima-A        No3       140.0                         
    Mizushima-B        No2        90.2                         
    Mizushima-B        No3        90.0    late April-early July
         Marifu        No4       120.0                         
           Oita                  136.0                         
        Kashima        No1       162.0                         
        Kashima   splitter        35.1                         
          Osaka                  115.0          4 March-8 April
       Kawasaki       PS-2       170.0                         
       Kawasaki       PSKN        65.0                         
          Sakai        APS       135.0      June-early August**
       Wakayama       PS-3       127.5         late Jan-Feb 23*
          Chiba        No1       129.0        19 March-17 April
                                                               
       Idemitsu                         
       Hokkaido        No1       150.0                         
          Chiba        No2       190.0          around spring**
          Aichi        No1       160.0                         
      Yokkaichi        No2       100.0                         
      Yokkaichi        No3       155.0                    May**
                                                               
          Cosmo                         
          Chiba        No1        75.0                   Autumn
          Chiba        No2       102.0                         
      Yokkaichi        No6        86.0                         
          Sakai                  100.0                   Autumn
                                                               
      Seibu Oil                         
      Yamaguchi                  120.0   early April-late April
                                                               
        Toa Oil                         
         Keihin                   70.0      latter half of 2019
                                                               
       Fuji Oil                         
      Sodegaura        No2       143.0       May, about 1 month
                                                               
      Taiyo Oil                         
        Shikoku        No1       106.0                         
        Shikoku        No2        32.0                         
          Total                3,518.8                         
 *Shutdown due to maintenance of secondary unit that JXTG did not
identify
**According to RIM Intelligence: JXTG and Idemitsu declined to
comment on RIM reports

 (Reporting by Aaron Sheldrick and Yuka Obayashi; Editing by
Rashmi Aich)
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