Refinery updates: Shell declares force majeure

摘要

The duration of a force majeure Shell declared on April 23 for crude oil deliveries at its 145,000 b/d refinery in Anacortes, Washington, remained undefined as of April 27, the company said. The force majeure was declared after a power outage halted refinery operations on April 23. "Due to this power outage, which was beyond our reasonable control, all units at the refinery were shut down. Because of this event, Shell declared Force Majeure on April 23rd, 2009 for crude oil deliveries. The duration of the Force Majeure situation is unknown at this time," the company said in an e-mailed statement. "Our manufacturing and supply chain teams are working hard to resume normal operation as soon as possible.