Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 27

05-July-2004

BAHRAIN

Bahrains Sitra Refinery Prepares For Rolling Shutdown For Maintenance

Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) will begin a rolling shutdown program for its Sitra refinery for routine maintenance in early August. One of the two crude distillation units (CDUs) at the 262,000 b/d refinery will shut for six weeks from around 5 August. That turnaround will be immediately followed by a six-week shutdown of the second CDU. Bapco is stockpiling...