Market Chatter: Shell Reportedly Restarts Crude Unit at Pernis Refinery in the Netherlands After Outage

11:47 AM EDT, 07/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Shell's (SHEL.L, SHELL.AS) crude unit at the Pernis oil refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands, restarted operations after an outage July 18, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing an alert from consultancy group Wood Mackenzie. The vacuum distillation unit was also reportedly affected by the shutdown but has yet to resume operations. Shell did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)