Yahoo Finance Shell's (SHEL) Pernis Refinery Shuts Down Owing to Leakage
Shell plc (SHEL) confirmed that it has temporarily shut down a unit at Pernis in Rotterdam, due to a leakage, per media reports.
With a processing capacity of more than 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day, Pernis is the biggest oil refinery in Europe. According to a fire safety alert from the region's Rjinmond Veilig service, the compressor of the fluid catalytic cracker unit 2 suffered a malfunction on Oct 12, owing to the loss of power supply. Per a notice posted on the website of the environmental authority DCMR, the incident led to 200 complaints from the public regarding Shell's Pernis facility near Rotterdam.
The refinery underwent significant maintenance that lasted approximately two months before the recent shutdown. Early in March, Shell started extensive maintenance work on several systems at the refinery. The same was expected to be completed by the end of May.
According to a statement from Shell, although the government was informed about the incident, there’s no clear information regarding how long the outage would last, what processing capacity was impacted or what it would mean for the fuel supply system.
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Currently, Shell carries a Zack Rank #3 (Hold).
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