VOL. XXXII

NO. 4

30-OCTOBER-1989

UAE

Abu Dhabi Plans to Expand Refining and LNG Capacity

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has got the green light to goahead with a major expansion and upgrading of its 120,000-b/d refinery atRuwais (MEES, 19 June). The plan - which was recently endorsed by Abu Dhabi'sSupreme Petroleum Council - envisages increasing the plant's capacity toaround 280,000 b/d at a probable cost of some $500-600mn. MEES understands thatthe Ruwais expansion and upgrading...