VOL. XLIII

No. 40

2-OCTOBER-2000

SAUDI ARABIA

China Approves ExxonMobil/Aramco Plans For Fujian Integrated Refinery And Petrochemical Expansion

The Chinese Government has approved a proposal to expand the 80,000 b/d refinery at Xiacuo in Fujian province in southeastern China and develop a petrochemical complex at the site operated by the Fujian Petrochemical Company Ltd (FPCL). According to a statement released on 24 September by ExxonMobil, a partner in the project, the proposal involves the...