Oil refineries closing as demand dwindles
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The global appetite for oil has tumbled by almost a third since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, forcing oil companies to close refineries in the belief that demand will not return to pre-pandemic levels
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Martinez, California, U.S. (Marathon Petroleum)

Puget Sound, Washington, U.S. (Shell)

Mobile, Alabama, U.S. (Shell)

Convent, Louisiana, U.S. (Shell)

Sarnia, Ontario, Canada (Shell)

Grandpuits, France (Total)

Grangemouth, Scotland (Petroineos)

Gallup, New Mexico, U.S. (Marathon Petroleum) 

Frederica, Denmark (Shell)

Osaka, Japan (Eneos Corp)

Antwerp, Belgium (Gunvor Group)

Pulau Bukom, Singapore (Shell)

Kwinana, Geelong, Western Australia, Australia (BP)

Victoria, Australia (Viva Energy)

Tabangao, Philippines (Shell)

Marsden Point, New Zealand (Refining NZ)

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Refinery closure
Output to be halved
Threat of closure
Conversion to biofuel plant
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Sources: Reuters, ICIS
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