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German refinery to be resurrected ahead of IMO sulfur rules

A German refinery which has been idle for several years has signed a deal with a customer to produce low sulfur fuel for the coming 2020 requirements. Sources tell Reuters that the customer is Shell.
Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP/Polfoto
Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP/Polfoto
by CHRISTIAN CARLSEN

The 2020 sulfur requirements have encouraged Royal Dutch Shell and Dutch port company HES International to partially power a German oil refinery which has lain idle since 2011, say sources to Reuters.

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