VOL. XLIII

No. 40

2-OCTOBER-2000

TURKEY

Tupras Says Izmet Refinery Back At Full Capacity

State-owned Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corp (Tupras) announced on 27 September that its 226,000 b/d Izmet refinery has resumed operating at full capacity. The refinery suffered severe damage during a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in August 1999. Tupras said many of the plants facilities had been modernized and rebuilt to specifications for quake-prone areas. Damage to the refinery was estimated at $55mn-$60mn (...