1. Iran Eyes Local Firms For Downstream Boost

    ...OEC), said on 30 August that “physical progress” had reached 95% at the 210,000 b/d CDU and 100,000 b/d VDU units. The project is financed by a 2017 Sinosure $1.3bn credit line (MEES, 10 February 2017), and Chinese state firm Sinopec has been involved. NIORDC expects the upgrade to be finalised this mo...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 36
    Published at Fri, 09 Sep 2022
  2. Israel Sees Record Crude Stockbuild

    ...e average 2019 figure. Q2 saw  quarterly record of 339,000 b/d. *Even allowing for crude re-exports, which hit 92,000 b/d in June, the highest since February 2017, but averaged a far more modest 22,200 b/d for 1H 2020 as a whole, Israel’s net crude imports of 294,800 b/d for Q2 are still over 80...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 36
    Published at Fri, 04 Sep 2020
  3. Adnoc’s Downstream Squeezing More Out Of ‘Bottom-Of-The Barrel’

    ...ed to make anodes for separating aluminium from bauxite ore, so the coker’s output will likely be mainly destined for UAE aluminium plants. The UAE is the world’s sixth largest aluminium producer with 2.6mn tons of 2017 output. Next to be completed will be the plant’s carbon black unit, which wi...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 36
    Published at Fri, 07 Sep 2018
  4. Egypt Fuel Oil Upgrading Plans Struggle To Keep Up With Demand

    ...pacity for Euro V diesel. Overall ERC output capacity will be 4.2mn t/y. Egypt’s diesel demand averaged a record 305,000 b/d in the second quarter of 2017, up from 2016’s annual record of 297,000 b/d. The country’s diesel output has meanwhile flatlined at around 140,000 b/d since 2012, leaving Egypt re...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 36
    Published at Fri, 08 Sep 2017
  5. Aramco Eyes Houston Refining Hub As Motiva Break-Up Advances

    ...king over the 600,000 b/d Port Arthur refinery near Houston, currently operated by Motiva, its 50:50 US refining joint venture with Shell. Motiva is in the process of being disbanded, this week confirming that it aims to complete the separation by 1 April 2017. Aramco will get associated storage an...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 36
    Published at Fri, 09 Sep 2016