Guangzhou Petchem shuts 160,000 bpd CDU after fire

IRJ Mar 18 - Guangzhou Petrochemical shut its 160,000 barrel per day crude distillation unit (CDU) today, after a fire at the pump unit, according to news reports.

By the evening, firefighters had contained the blaze, which broke out around 0725 GMT, the Xinhua news agency said.

Output from the rest of the 260,000 bpd plant remained normal, and no-one was hurt, Xinhua said.

Guangzhou Petrochemical is a unit of Sinopec, China's largest oil refiner.