Japan's Showa Shell sees Q2 crude refining down

TOKYO, (Reuters) - Japan's Showa Shell Sekiyu KK said on Monday its group refineries would refine 1 percent less crude for the local market in April-June compared with a year ago, in line with their outlook for domestic demand.

Showa Shell said its four group refineries would refine 4.73 million kilolitres (327,000 barrels per day) of crude in the second quarter of the year. They have a total capacity of 588 Mbpd.

Refining volumes for export markets were not released.

The four group refineries are: Showa Shell's 255 Mbpd Yokkaichi plant, unit Toa Oil's 70 Mbpd Keihin plant, affiliate Seibu Oil's 120 Mbpd Yamaguchi refinery and a 143 Mbpd Sodegaura refinery operated by Fuji Oil in which Showa Shell has a 6.6 percent stake.

There will be no group refinery maintenance during the three months, a Showa Shell spokeswoman said.

Idemitsu Kosan Co has completed the purchase of just under a third of Showa Shell, but its goals for full integration have been delayed indefinitely after opposition from Idemitsu's founding family.

(Reporting by Yuka Obayashi, Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)

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