Mideast Refining Capacity Edges Up, Runs Fall

...wever, capacity utilization actually declined last year, with throughputs of 6.444mn b/d, down just over 1% from 2011’s record high of 6.519mn b/d.   Launching the review in London on 12 June, BP chief economist Christof Rühl said that global refining capacity utilization barely improved in 2012 de...