VOL. XXXII

NO. 24

20-MARCH-1989

SYRIA

Sixth Homs Refinery Expansion Project Completed

The sixth expansion project of the 5.2mn ton/year Syrian state-owned Homsrefinery has been completed and was officially inaugurated on 12 March. The$143mn expansion project, which was awarded to the Czechoslovak firm Technoexport on 1 January 1983, was originally scheduled for completion in September1985 (MEES, 28 April 1985) but has been subject to extensive delays. Basicallythe expansion project provided for...