JX Holdings mulling closure of major oil refinery

JX Holdings mulling closure of major oil refinery

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows JX Holdings Inc.'s Negishi oil refinery in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 6, 2010. Japan's top oil wholesaler is considering restructuring its domestic refineries to cut output capacity due to shrinking demand, a move that could lead to a major downsizing or closure of the Negishi plant, one of Japan's largest refineries, company sources said the same day.

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