Global energy firm Shell has scheduled a major turnaround at its Pernis refinery in Northwest Europe for later this month.

A ‘major maintenance shutdown’ is being arranged at the Pernis refinery from mid-September, Shell said in a social media post on Tuesday.

“Thousands of professionals will be working in the coming weeks towards one goal: keeping our facilities safe, reliable and future-proof,” the company said in the post.

The 404,000 b/d facility – Europe‘s largest refinery – is a significant supplier of VLSFO and other bunker fuels to the Northwest European market.

Maintenance at the refinery, located near Rotterdam, is likely to last more than two months.