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China: Sinopec Shanghai Petchem to refine 6% more crude oil in Aug

China: Sinopec Shanghai Petchem to refine 6% more crude oil in Aug

Write: Tashi [2011-05-20]
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical is scheduled to process 900,000mt of crude oil in August, up 50,000mt or 6% from the previous month, according to a refinery source.


The refinery is expected to complete provisional maintenance of 1-mil-mt/yr fluid catalytic cracker soon, which was shut on Jul 16, the source said.
Shanghai Petrochemical set crude oil throughput target for the whole year of 2010 at 10.5-mil mt, added the source.


Shanghai Petrochemical, located in East China's Shanghai city, has a topping capacity of 14-mil mt per year. It mainly refines crude oil imported from the Middle East and West Africa. It is capable of producing Euro IV and III gasoline.