(Adds production cut unknown, background on production cuts on
U.S. Gulf Coast)
HOUSTON, April 10 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc
began reducing production at its Convent and Norco, Louisiana,
refineries on Friday because of demand loss as consumers are
staying home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, said
sources familiar with plant operations.
Shell Oil spokesman Curtis Smith declined to comment on
Friday.
The amount by which production will be reduced at the
211,270-barrel-per-day (bpd) Convent and 225,300-bpd Norco
refineries was not known on Friday, the sources said.
Refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast have cut production
between 20 and 33.3 percent because of shrinking storage as
gasoline and jet fuel demand been reduced to a trickle.
(Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Sandra
Maler)
