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

Fuji Oil Co (Shinagawa)

30/05/2019 08:15

TOKYO, May 30 (Reuters) - Japanese oil refiners have shut or
plan to idle 13 crude distillation units (CDUs) between January
this year and March 31 next year for scheduled maintenance,
according to the companies and industry sources.
    The following table outlines details of the maintenance
schedules, 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   mid 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     April 26-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       May 15-early July
          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      end April-mid June
             Aichi        No1      160.0                        
         Yokkaichi        No2      100.0                        
         Yokkaichi        No3      155.0      May 21-undisclosed
      Keihin (Toa)                  70.0        From Sept or Oct
 Yamaguchi (Seibu)                 120.0         early-mid April
                                                                
                                                                
             Cosmo                        
             Chiba        No1       75.0                  Autumn
             Chiba        No2      102.0                        
         Yokkaichi        No6       86.0                        
             Sakai                 100.0                  Autumn
                                                                
          Fuji Oil                        
         Sodegaura        No2      143.0       May 17-early June
                                                                
         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

 (Reporting by Aaron Sheldrick)
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