据普氏能源咨询东京7月10日消息，日本炼油商出光兴产和昭和壳牌公司有望在2019年4月进行合并，从而创建亚洲领先的炼油商，合计炼油能力达到110万桶/日。

昭和壳牌公司首席执行长Tsuyoshi Kameoka周二在东京举行的联合新闻发布会上表示：“在亚洲，我们将处在一个竞争的时代，在未来几年，我们只能将炼油厂变得更加强大，才能生存下去。昭和壳牌旗下四座炼油厂和出光兴产旗下三座炼油厂已经处于亚洲最具竞争力的炼油厂行列。两家炼油公司合并后，我们不会闲置或整合这七座炼油厂。”

合并后的实体在日本国内将拥有七座炼油厂，合计炼油能力达到105.8万桶/日，其中出光兴产旗下三座炼油厂的合计炼油能力为50万桶/日，昭和壳牌公司旗下四座炼油厂的合计炼油能力为55.8万桶/日，包括由富士石油公司运营的14.3万桶/日的Sodegaura炼油厂（昭和壳牌持有6.57%股权）。

曹海斌 摘译自 普氏能源咨询

原文如下：

Idemitsu, Showa Shell to merge with 1.1 mil b/d refining capacity

Japanese refiners Idemitsu Kosan and Showa Shell are set to merge in April 2019 in a deal that could create Asia's leading refiner with a combined refining capacity of 1.1 million b/d.

"We will be in an era of competing in Asia, and how we can survive by making our refineries strong in the coming years," Showa Shell CEO Tsuyoshi Kameoka said Tuesday at a joint press conference in Tokyo. "In this context, Showa Shell's four group refineries and Idemitsu Kosan's three refineries are already among the most competitive refinery complexes in Asia," said Kameoka, adding that the two companies do not plan to scrap or consolidate their seven refineries after the planned merger.

The merged entity would have a combined refining capacity of 1.058 million b/d across seven refineries in Japan; Idemitsu Kosan's three refineries with a combined 500,000 b/d capacity and Showa Shell's four group refineries with a combined capacity of 558,000 b/d, including the 143,000 b/d Sodegaura refinery operated by Fuji Oil in which Showa Shell has a 6.57% stake.