Shell Aims to Restart Most Units at Pernis Before End-August
- Europe’s biggest oil refinery hobbled by fire in July
- Shutdown to support diesel in coming months, Petromatrix says
The Royal Dutch Shell Pernis refinery in Rotterdam
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc said it is aiming to restart most units at its Pernis refinery in Rotterdam by the end of this month, potentially helping to ease supply of fuels including diesel in the region’s main oil-trading hub.
The shutdown of the refinery in late July has contributed to a tighter fuel market in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp area, with researcher Energy Aspects dubbing Pernis as “one of Europe’s biggest diesel machines.” Inventories of diesel and gasoil and jet fuel in ARA dropped in the past week below the 5-year seasonal average for the first time this year, PJK International data showed Thursday.