SAUDI ARABIA

Taher Envisages No Expansion in Export Refining Capacity

Saudi Arabia has no plans to expand the capacity of its existing export oil refineries, according to Dr. Abdulhady Taher, Governor of the state oil agency Petromin. Speaking last week at an oil industry exhibition in al-Khobar, Dr. Taher said "We have to make the most use of the existing refineries .... expansion is out of the question." However he added that the Petromin-Petrola refinery, which is currently...