Shell’s 400,000 bpd Pernis oil refinery in the Netherlands will see a reduction in output beginning on April 8, organized by striking workers seeking higher wages. Last week , the Dutch CNV labor union had given Shell seven days to meet their demands before announcing a strike. That deadline ended on Thursday night, and the union is now making good on its promise. According to the union, output will be reduced at both Pernis and the Moerdijk chemical plant beginning on April 8, Reuters r eported Friday. The union has given no indications of the amount of output reduction, but Pernis is the largest oil refinery in Europe, and the point is to reduce output to a level that would force Shell to meet demands for higher wages. Shell had launched major maintenance on 13 refinery units in late January, and that was scheduled to wrap up by the […]