VOL. XL

No. 6

10-February-1997

UAE

Sharjah Refinery To Go On Stream In October

The small Sharjah refinery, which is currently being assembled in the Sharjah free trade zone of al-Hamriyyah is scheduled to start up in October with a capacity of 35,000 b/d, according to Mr. Majid al-Sirri, a board member in the Sharjah Refining Company (SRC) which will operate the plant. Mr. Sirri explained that construction work on the first phase of the refinery has been completed and that due to firm demand...