Idemitsu plans maintenance at Aichi, Yokkaichi, Chiba refineries in 2023 -sources
18/01/2023 08:19
SINGAPORE, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Japanese oil refiner
Idemitsu Kosan Co 5019.T plans to shut the 160,000 barrels per
day (bpd) crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Aichi refinery,
central Japan, in around autumn for scheduled maintenance, two
sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
It also plans to shut the 155,000 bpd No.3 CDU at its
Yokkaichi refinery, central Japan, in around May-June and the
190,000 bpd CDU at its Chiba refinery, east of Tokyo, in around
April-June for planned turnaround, the sources told Reuters.
Idemitsu declined to comment on its maintenance
schedule.
(Reporting by Florence Tan and Yuka Obayashi, Editing by Louise
Heavens)
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