VOL. XLI

No. 42

19-October-1998

OPEC

OPEC Members Refining Capacity Stood At 10Mn B/D In 1997

The total refining capacity of the OPEC member countries, both domesticand foreign, exceeded 10.2mn b/d at end-1997 showing relatively minor changes from 1996,according to OPECs Annual Report for 1997. Crude distillation capacity in theOPEC member countries in 1997 amounted to 8.07mn b/d, rising by 300,000 b/d or 3.9% from7.77mn b/d in 1996 (see Table 1). The increase is mainly attributed to a rise in...