中国石化新闻网讯 据彭博社11月12日消息，日本出光兴产公司和昭和壳牌公司已经签署一份不具有约束力的合并协议，在国内需求日益下降和燃料供应过剩的情况下，日本炼油商正在加快业务合并。

据周四提交给东京证券交易所的一份文件显示，两家公司预计在合并后的第五年将产生500亿日元（4.07亿美元）的协同增效效应。

此次合并预计在2016年10月至2017年4月间完成。该交易的价值没有透露。

该谅解备忘录是没有约束力，而且包括合并方式在内的多数细节还没有决定。

庞晓华摘译自彭博社

原文如下：

Japanese refiners Idemitsu, Showa Shell to merge

11.12.2015 |

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By AARON CLARK

Bloomberg

Idemitsu Kosan Co. and Showa Shell Sekiyu KK signed a non-binding agreement to merge, as Japan’s refiners consolidate amid declining domestic demand and a fuel glut.

The two companies expect 50 billion yen ($407 million) of synergies by the fifth year after a deal, according to a filing on Thursday to the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The merger is expected to be completed between October 2016 and April 2017. A value for the transaction wasn’t provided.

The memorandum of understanding isn’t binding and most details, including the method for merging, haven’t been decided.