VOL. XXXVI

NO. 42

19-JULY-1993

LEBANON

Lebanon Ponders Future Of Its Refineries

According to the Lebanese Minister of Industry and Oil, Dr. As'ad Rizq,Lebanon's refinery at Zahrani, which was put on test production in mid-June (MEES,21 June), should be scrapped rather than repaired. The refinery, which had adesign capacity of 17,500 b/d, processed only 33,000 barrels of crude in 15days of test production, or a mere 2,200 b/d, the Minister said. The LebaneseGovernment has commissioned a study on...