VOL. XLII

No. 28

12-July-1999

SUDAN

New Topping Plant Inaugurated Near Khartoum

Sudans President, Lt.-General 'Umar al-Bashir, on 29 Juneinaugurated a new private sector topping plant constructed by the local firmConcorp at Shajirah near Khartoum. The new 10,000 b/d hydro-skimming plant,built at a cost of $15mn, is the fourth refining facility in Sudan. The otherthree, which have a total capacity of 37,000 b/d, are the 1962 Port Sudanrefinery (25,000 b/d), the 1992 Abu Jabra refinery (2,000...