Japan’s Idemitsu shuts Hokkaido CDU due to system trouble

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Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co has shut the 150,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Hokkaido refinery in northern Japan on Feb. 14 due to system trouble, a company spokesperson said on February 17.

Japan’s Idemitsu shuts Hokkaido CDU due to system trouble

He declined to comment on details of the glitch, but said it expects to restart operations soon.