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Japan's JX shuts CDU for maintenance as planned

Published May 29, 2014 Updated May 29, 2014 04:32am

TOKYO: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp , Japan's biggest oil refiner, said it shut the 110,000-barrels-per-day (bpd) No.3 crude distillation unit (CDU) at Mizushima-B refinery on Thursday as planned for scheduled maintenance.

The maintenance is set to last till Aug. 4, the company said last month.