Shell to carry out Pernis, Netherlands oil refinery maintenance until end of June

AMSTERDAM - Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday it plans to carry out major maintenance work at its Pernis oil refinery in the Netherlands in the coming five months.

"We will inspect a large number of installations from the inside and out, clean them and replace parts", Shell said in a statement.

The work at Europe’s largest oil refinery, which has a capacity to process 404,000 barrels per day, will start at the end of January and is expected to last until the end of June, the company said.