VOL. XLII

No. 22

31-May-1999

OMAN

Oman Signs Deals With UOP Of US For RFCC Unit At Sohar

The Oman Refinery Company (ORC) signed two agreements on 26May with Universal Oil Products (UOP) of the US covering the licensing andengineering technology pertaining to the construction of a 75,000 b/d residuefluidized catalytic cracker (RFCC) in Sohar in northern Oman. The unit will be usedto upgrade some 45,000 b/d of residual fuel oil now being produced at the80,000 b/d Mina al-Fahal refinery. The new...