VOL. XLIV

No. 27

2-July-2001

EGYPT

Crude Deliveries To Midor Refinery Scaled Back By Hydrocracker Snag

The winners of Mays crude supply tender for Egypts Midor refinery have been asked to reprogram cargoes due to a problem with the 100,000 b/d refinery that has reduced overall throughput capacity from the planned start-up rate of 100% to 60%, MEES learns. Teething problems with the 33,400 b/d hydrocracking unit, which produces high quality middle distillates such as diesel and jet/kerosene, have...