VOL. XLV

No 12

25-March-2002

LIBYA

Azzawiyah Award DelayedAgain As Libya RefineryUpgrades Become Urgent

Thecontinued delay to an award of Phase 1 of the Azzawiyahrefinery is bringing into focus the fact that for Libya痴 five oil refineries with a nominal capacity of 380,000b/d, expansion and upgrading is becoming increasingly urgent. MEES has learnt that if upgrading workdoes not start very soon, Libya will be unable to market 50% of its petroleum products to Europe, when the new tighter European...