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Showa Shell cuts crude refining on weak demand

Tue Sep 9, 2008 8:33pm EDT

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TOKYO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Showa Shell Sekiyu KK (5002.T) plans to cut its crude refining volume from September to December by 4.4 percent, or 400,000 kilolitres, from the same period last year amid weak demand, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.

The Showa Shell group is Japan's fifth-biggest oil refiner. (Reporting by James Topham)



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