VOL. XXXII

NO. 49

11-SEPTEMBER-1989

SYRIA

Syria Invites Bids for Study on Upgrading of Refineries

The Syrian Oil Ministry recently invited bids for a study on the possibleupgrading of the country's two state-owned refineries at Homs (5.2mn tons/year)and Banias (6mn tons/year). The closing date for the bids is 14 September.Although the study is basically intended to concentrate on the optimization ofrefining operations in Syria to meet local demand for oil products through theyear 2000 at the...