Zambia's 24,000 bpd oil refinery shut since Tuesday

LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia's sole 24,000 barrel-per-day oil refinery has been shut since Tuesday after parts of the plant were damaged when it was fed highly acidic crude, its vice-president said on Friday. Vice-President Inonge Wina told parliament the Indeni refinery remained closed and an investigation had been launched to establish which firms imported the unsuitable oil. "It is unfortunate that the feed that was imported had some corrosive agents," Wina said in response to questions from members of parliament.