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Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Showa Shell to Restart Oil Refinery After Maintenance Tomorrow

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By Michio Nakayama and Megumi Yamanaka

Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., the Japanese unit of Royal Dutch Shell Plc., said it will restart its 120,000 barrel-a-day refinery tomorrow after regular maintenance.

Seibu Oil Co., a subsidiary of Showa Shell and the refinery operator, will restart the plant in Japan's western prefecture of Yamaguchi, Kenichi Morikawa, Showa Shell's spokesman, said by telephone today. The refining unit was shut on Sept. 1.

To contact the reporters on this story: Megumi Yamanaka in Tokyo at myamanaka@bloomberg.net; Michio Nakayama in Tokyo at mnakayama4@bloomberg.net


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