VOL. XLIII

No. 20

15-May-2000

SUDAN

Sudan Inaugurates 50,000 B/D Khartoum Refinery

The 50,000 b/d Khartoum Refinery (in fact located east of the Nile some 70km north of Khartoum) began production this month, following a series of delays in the delivery of key units. The refinery, a 50-50 joint venture between China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and the Sudan Petroleum Corporation (SPC), will produce motor gasoline, LPG, gas oil and kerosene (see table below) using crude produced by the...