BAHRAIN/SAUDI ARABIA
 
Bahrain Opts For 360,000 B/D Expansion
 
After years of discussion and studies, Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) appears to have narrowed in on a plan to expand its 267,000 b/d nameplate capacity refinery at Sitra to 360,000 b/d, MEES learns. This marks a scaling back – amid financing concerns – from earlier more ambitious plans for expansion to 450,000 b/d and beyond (MEES, 19 December 2011).
 
The $5-6bn project will be completed in...