LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Shell has closed a crudedistillation unit (CDU) at the 404,000 barrel per day (bpd)Pernis refinery in Rotterdam for up to a month of plannedmaintenance, traders said on Monday.
Shell closed the CDU, which accounts for half of therefinery's capacity, late last week, according to industrymonitor Genscape. Traders said the work concentrated on pipes inthe unit, but that the company was buying high sulphur gasoil torun through hydrocrackers and produce low sulphur diesel duringthe shutdown.
Shell declined to comment on the works, which traders saidwere set to last for 15 days to a month. (Reporting by Libby George and Ron Bousso, editing by LouiseHeavens)