TOKYO (AFX-ASIA) – A huge earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale that struck northern Japan last Friday caused a fire at a refinery owned by Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd in the Pacific coast city of Tomakomai, Hokkaido, a company spokesman said. No one was injured and the fire at the 30,000 kiloliter crude oil…
JAPAN: Quake causes fire at Idemitsu crude oil storage facility – company spokesman
Posted on September 30, 2003 by EnergyAsia