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Released March 22, 2022 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--As Japan continues to recover from the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked its eastern areas last week, a clearer picture is emerging of its effects on energy and industrial markets. Japan issued its first-ever power supply warning Tuesday, following the forced shutdown of several plants and technical troubles at Tokyo Electric Power Company, a leading utility in the area. At least two major refineries also are facing longer-than-expected outages. Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Outage Database is keeping tabs on these developments.
Japanese officials asked residents to reduce their energy consumption, in expectation of a surge in demand as temperatures cooled. They stressed that the request was unlikely to extend beyond Tuesday.
Among the power-generation facilities to have restarted units in the days following the earthquake are Japan Petroleum Exploration Company Limited's (Tokyo) 1,180-megawatt (MW) Fukushima Natural Gas (Japex) Power Station in Shinchi, Fukushima, a natural gas-fired, combined-cycle (NGCC) plant; and Nippon Paper Industries Company Limited's (Tokyo) 149-MW Hibarino Power Station in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, a coal-fired plant that supplies the company's Ishinomaki Paper Mill. Both facilities returned to service March 20. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Plant Database can read detailed profiles of the Fukushima NGCC and Hibarino plants.
Other power-generation facilities have only restarted some of their units. Tohoku Electric Power Company Incorporated (Sendai, Miyagi) restarted Unit 2 at its liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fired Shin-Sendai Power Station in Sendai, Miyagi, less than two days after the quake, but does not expect to restart Unit 1 until March 24. Each unit generates 523 MW, for a total output of 1,046 MW. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Outage Database can read detailed outage reports for Unit 2 and Unit 1, or a plant profile.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Incorporated (Tokyo) restarted Unit 5 at its coal-fired Hirono Power Station in Hirono, Fukushima, less than three days after the quake, but does not expect to restart Unit 6 until March 31. Each unit generates 600 MW for the 1,743-MW plant. Subscribers can read detailed outage reports for Unit 5 and Unit 6, or a plant profile.
Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited (Tokyo) already had several units at its Anesaki Chemical Complex in Ichihara under planned maintenance since February 10, and had planned to restart them March 18. Due to the quake, the company has opted to delay the restart of these units until April 3. They include polyethylene and polypropylene production units. Subscribers can click here for a list of ongoing outages at the Anesaki plant, or see Industrial Info's plant profile.
Maruzen Petrochemical Company Limited (Ichihara, Chiba) was forced to halt activities at its chemical complex in Ichihara, Chiba, following the quake, and continues to expect an April 2 restart for its major units, including the 253.5 million-pound-per-year ethylene glycol, 988.1 million-pound-per-year propylene and 253.5 million-pound-per-year ethylene oxide units, among others. Maruzen produces ethylene, propylene, benzene and other basic petrochemical products at the facility, as well as methyl ethyl ketone and other solvents. Subscribers can click here for a list of ongoing outages at the Ichihara plant, or see Industrial Info's plant profile.
Industrial Info also has confirmed Denka Company Limited (Tokyo, Japan) plans to restart the 595.24 million-pound-per-year ethylbenzene unit at its chemical complex in Ichihara on March 27, following its shutdown March 16. Subscribers can read Industrial Info's outage report and plant profile.
Sendai, Chiba Refineries Face More Delays
Japan's biggest refiner, ENEOS Corporation (Tokyo), is extending shutdowns of several key units at its 145,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) Sendai Refinery in Sendai, Miyagi, to at least April 23, nearly three weeks beyond its previous estimate of April 4. These include the lone crude, 30,000-BBL/d reformer and 43,000-BBL/d residual fluid catalytic cracker (RFCC) units. Remaining inspection points are expected to take a few more weeks, although no final decision has been made. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Petroleum Refining Database can click here for a full list of detailed reports for ongoing outages at the Sendai Refinery, or see Industrial Info's plant profile.
Similarly, Osaka International Refining Company Limited (Osaka, Japan) is delaying the restart of major units at its 129,000-BBL/d Chiba Refinery in Ichihara, Chiba. The lone crude, 28,000-BBL/d reformer, 34,000-BBL/d RFCC and associated units had been expected to restart March 26, but this date has been pushed back to April 24. The company says electricity has been resupplied to the plant, but it continues to run at limited capacity. Osaka International wants to fully restart its utility area before returning the refining units to service. Subscribers can click here for a full list of detailed reports for ongoing outages at the Chiba Refinery, or see Industrial Info's plant profile.
On the other hand, key units at ENEOS' 247,000-BBL/d refinery in Kawasaki will be restarting earlier than expected, including the 170,000-BBL/d Crude 2, 34,500-BBL/d Heavy Oil Hydrocracking, 61,000-BBL/d Kero & Gasoil Hydrofiner 2 and 90,000-BBL/d Vacuum 2 units, among others. ENEOS initially believed the units would remain offline until at least April 2, but now expects to restart them March 26. Subscribers can click here for a full list of detailed reports for ongoing outages at the Kawasaki Refinery, or see Industrial Info's plant profile.
In addition to the damage incurred at energy-related facilities, eastern Japan's electronics and automotive producers are facing significant setbacks to their output following the earthquake. The global disruptions to the supply chain, particularly those facing the semiconductor chip market, likely will worsen as a result. For more information, see March 17, 2022, article - Japan's Earthquake Likely to Worsen Automotive, Electronics Supply.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the world's leading provider of market intelligence across the upstream, midstream and downstream energy markets and all other major industrial markets. IIR's Global Market Intelligence Platform (GMI) supports our end-users across their core businesses, and helps them connect trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated project opportunities. Follow IIR on: LinkedIn.
Japanese officials asked residents to reduce their energy consumption, in expectation of a surge in demand as temperatures cooled. They stressed that the request was unlikely to extend beyond Tuesday.
Among the power-generation facilities to have restarted units in the days following the earthquake are Japan Petroleum Exploration Company Limited's (Tokyo) 1,180-megawatt (MW) Fukushima Natural Gas (Japex) Power Station in Shinchi, Fukushima, a natural gas-fired, combined-cycle (NGCC) plant; and Nippon Paper Industries Company Limited's (Tokyo) 149-MW Hibarino Power Station in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, a coal-fired plant that supplies the company's Ishinomaki Paper Mill. Both facilities returned to service March 20. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Plant Database can read detailed profiles of the Fukushima NGCC and Hibarino plants.
Other power-generation facilities have only restarted some of their units. Tohoku Electric Power Company Incorporated (Sendai, Miyagi) restarted Unit 2 at its liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fired Shin-Sendai Power Station in Sendai, Miyagi, less than two days after the quake, but does not expect to restart Unit 1 until March 24. Each unit generates 523 MW, for a total output of 1,046 MW. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Outage Database can read detailed outage reports for Unit 2 and Unit 1, or a plant profile.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Incorporated (Tokyo) restarted Unit 5 at its coal-fired Hirono Power Station in Hirono, Fukushima, less than three days after the quake, but does not expect to restart Unit 6 until March 31. Each unit generates 600 MW for the 1,743-MW plant. Subscribers can read detailed outage reports for Unit 5 and Unit 6, or a plant profile.
Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited (Tokyo) already had several units at its Anesaki Chemical Complex in Ichihara under planned maintenance since February 10, and had planned to restart them March 18. Due to the quake, the company has opted to delay the restart of these units until April 3. They include polyethylene and polypropylene production units. Subscribers can click here for a list of ongoing outages at the Anesaki plant, or see Industrial Info's plant profile.
Maruzen Petrochemical Company Limited (Ichihara, Chiba) was forced to halt activities at its chemical complex in Ichihara, Chiba, following the quake, and continues to expect an April 2 restart for its major units, including the 253.5 million-pound-per-year ethylene glycol, 988.1 million-pound-per-year propylene and 253.5 million-pound-per-year ethylene oxide units, among others. Maruzen produces ethylene, propylene, benzene and other basic petrochemical products at the facility, as well as methyl ethyl ketone and other solvents. Subscribers can click here for a list of ongoing outages at the Ichihara plant, or see Industrial Info's plant profile.
Industrial Info also has confirmed Denka Company Limited (Tokyo, Japan) plans to restart the 595.24 million-pound-per-year ethylbenzene unit at its chemical complex in Ichihara on March 27, following its shutdown March 16. Subscribers can read Industrial Info's outage report and plant profile.
Sendai, Chiba Refineries Face More Delays
Japan's biggest refiner, ENEOS Corporation (Tokyo), is extending shutdowns of several key units at its 145,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) Sendai Refinery in Sendai, Miyagi, to at least April 23, nearly three weeks beyond its previous estimate of April 4. These include the lone crude, 30,000-BBL/d reformer and 43,000-BBL/d residual fluid catalytic cracker (RFCC) units. Remaining inspection points are expected to take a few more weeks, although no final decision has been made. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Petroleum Refining Database can click here for a full list of detailed reports for ongoing outages at the Sendai Refinery, or see Industrial Info's plant profile.
Similarly, Osaka International Refining Company Limited (Osaka, Japan) is delaying the restart of major units at its 129,000-BBL/d Chiba Refinery in Ichihara, Chiba. The lone crude, 28,000-BBL/d reformer, 34,000-BBL/d RFCC and associated units had been expected to restart March 26, but this date has been pushed back to April 24. The company says electricity has been resupplied to the plant, but it continues to run at limited capacity. Osaka International wants to fully restart its utility area before returning the refining units to service. Subscribers can click here for a full list of detailed reports for ongoing outages at the Chiba Refinery, or see Industrial Info's plant profile.
On the other hand, key units at ENEOS' 247,000-BBL/d refinery in Kawasaki will be restarting earlier than expected, including the 170,000-BBL/d Crude 2, 34,500-BBL/d Heavy Oil Hydrocracking, 61,000-BBL/d Kero & Gasoil Hydrofiner 2 and 90,000-BBL/d Vacuum 2 units, among others. ENEOS initially believed the units would remain offline until at least April 2, but now expects to restart them March 26. Subscribers can click here for a full list of detailed reports for ongoing outages at the Kawasaki Refinery, or see Industrial Info's plant profile.
In addition to the damage incurred at energy-related facilities, eastern Japan's electronics and automotive producers are facing significant setbacks to their output following the earthquake. The global disruptions to the supply chain, particularly those facing the semiconductor chip market, likely will worsen as a result. For more information, see March 17, 2022, article - Japan's Earthquake Likely to Worsen Automotive, Electronics Supply.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the world's leading provider of market intelligence across the upstream, midstream and downstream energy markets and all other major industrial markets. IIR's Global Market Intelligence Platform (GMI) supports our end-users across their core businesses, and helps them connect trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated project opportunities. Follow IIR on: LinkedIn.
