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IDEMITSU PLANS TO TURN YAMAGUCHI REFINERY INTO CARBON-FREE ENERGY HUB

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Japan's second-biggest oil refiner, Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd, said it plans to turn the Yamaguchi refinery in western Japan into a carbon-free energy hub like solar power and hydrogen by the 2030s.

In 2022, Idemitsu said it would end refining operations at the Yamaguchi plant. By March 2024, Seibu Oil said it will cut its refining capacity as the population in Japan and the global shift to greener energy eats into household demand for petroleum. The Yamaguchi refinery has a crude oil processing capacity of 120,000 barrels-per-day. It will continue to be a receiving, shipping and stockpiling terminal for petroleum products even after terminating refining operations.


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