VOL. XLI

No. 10

9-March-1998

EGYPT

Technipetrol Wins CCR Contract From Alexandria Refinery

Technipetrol of Italy has been awarded a letter of intent for a $156mn contract toconstruct a continuous catalytic reformer (CCR) at the Alexandria Petroleum Company'srefinery at Mex, near Alexandria. The CCR, which will use UOP technology, will have acapacity to process 13,500 b/d of crude oil. Technipetrol's bidding competitors wereSnamprogetti of Italy and Foster Wheeler Francaise.