Kashima Oil's Ibaraki Refinery Weathers Japanese Earthquake Well

May 6, 2022--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Shortly after 6:40 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, Japan's Ibaraki prefecture suffered a magnitude-4.8 earthquake. While the quake was felt in central Tokyo, no serious damage or injury seems to have occurred.

Withstanding only a seismic intensity of 1, Kashima Oil Company Limited's (Tokyo) 203,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) refinery in the Ibaraki prefecture reported no impact from the quake.