VOL. XLII

No. 39

27-September-1999

BAHRAIN

Bahrain痴 Supreme Petroleum Council Approves RefineryModernization

Bahrain痴 Supreme Petroleum Council approved a $425mnmodernization plan for the 250,000 b/d Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco)refinery. The project involves the construction of a low-sulfur dieselproduction (LSDP) unit as part of the company痴 plans to meet the worldwidetrend towards more stringent diesel specifications. Bapco intends to reduce theamount of sulfur in its diesel to 0.05% from...