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QGPC Plans to Raise Capacity of Umm Said Refinery by 12,000 b/d

The Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) has decided to upgrade its 50,000 b/d refinery at Umm Said, which came on stream in October 1983, with a view to raising its capacity to 62,000 b/d to meet the country's growing demand for petroleum products. The project, which will be designed by Universal Oil Products (UOP) of the US, entails the revamping of the crude oil distillation unit to boost capacity by 12,000...