VOL. XLV

No 27

8-July-2002

OAPEC

Arab Refinery Capacity Projected At 6.57Mn B/D In 2005

Refinery capacity in the Arab states is projected to rise marginally by 1.07% by 2005, from 299.18mn tons/year (6,147,530 b/d) in 2000 to 319.89mn t/y (6,573,000 b/d), according to a paper entitled The Future of the Arab and International Refining Industry and the Role of Scientific Research In Its Development submitted by Mamun Absi Halabi, Mina Marafi and Hasan Qabazard of the Kuwait Institute of...