OREANDA-NEWS. July 12, 2013. Processing rates up 2.06 percentage points as of yesterday compared with two weeks ago, says Oilchem.net, Shandong-based industry website. Run rates may drop “a bit” by mid-July: Oilchem.

Sinopec Yanshan refinery to shut 8 mln mt/yr CDU for maintenance, Oilchem says, without stating period.

West Pacific Petrochemical, or Wepec, shut its refinery for maintenance, won’t resume production until after mid-July: Oilchem.

NOTE: Dalian-based Wepec, a venture of PetroChina, Sinochem and Total, has crude processing capacity of 10 mln mt/yr, according to company’s website.