Refinery Updates

摘要

-The 500,000 b/d Hovensa refinery at St.Croix in the Caribbean has shut a crude distillation unit,sources said May 9.The loss of production at one of the world's largest refineries was thought to jeopardize the movement of up to four arbitrage cargoes of ultra low sulfur diesel that were expected to be delivered into the European market,a trader said.Hovensa officials could not be immediately contacted for comment.Hovensa is a 50-50 joint venture between Hess and Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA.