1. Algeria To Almost Double Refining Capacity by 2013, Says Sonatrach V-P

    ...habilitation of our refineries by more than 20%. It means that by 2011 we will have a capacity of 24-25mn tons/year, only by the extension. And we are also moving forward with the world scale refinery in Tiaret.” Algerian domestic oil consumption has risen sharply this decade, from just below 200,000 b/d in...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 18
    Published at Mon, 05 May 2008
  2. Chinese And Gulf Companies Expand In Sudan, Amid Faltering Political Progress

    ...dan, a census is taking place that should pave the way for general elections next year, and for the planned referendum in 2011, which would allow the people of southern Sudan to vote on independence. The potential for the CPA to unravel remains dangerously high. Dozens were killed in skirmishes near th...

    Volume: 51
    Issue: 18
    Published at Mon, 05 May 2008