LONDON - Saudi Aramco plans to shut the Yanbu oil refinery in Saudi Arabia for planned maintenance for one month from early March, several trading sources said on Wednesday

* Aramco did not immediately respond to a request for comment

* The Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (YASREF) Ltd., is a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec)

* It runs on 400,000 barrels per day of Arabian heavy crude

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