Subject: New Refinery Projects For Jan. ‘06
New refinery projects are reported monthly to Electrostatic Precipitators: World Market http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/air.html#N018 subscribers. Here are the project titles for the month of January 2006:
Refinery Updates - January 2006
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
1. AMERICAS
U.S.
Coffeyville Resources Unveils $92 Mln Expansion
Motiva gets Tax Abatement for $3.5 Bln Port Arthur Refinery
Valero Names New CEO
Godrej Ships Three $15 Mln Reactors for St Charles Refinery Upgrade
Sinclair Refinery Prepares to Produce Low-Sulfur Diesel
BP Texas City 460,000 Bpd Refinery to Restart in March
Marathon Selects Fluor for Proposed $2.2 billion Expansion at its Garyville, LA Refinery
Shipping Accident Hinders Refinery Output in Port Arthur
Giant Industries Plans Restoration and Recovery from Its 62,000bpd Yorktown Refinery Fire
Agencies Investigate Baytown Refinery Spill
CANADA
Ultramar Investing $150 Mln to Expand its Quebec Refinery
2. ASIA
AUSTRALIA
South Australia Gives Mobil July Deadline for Decision on Stanvac Refinery
BANGLADESH
Japan to Explore for Offshore Gas, Install Oil Refinery in Bangladesh
INDIA
Mangalore Refinery to be Expanded and Become ONGC’s Downstream Vehicle
RIL to Complete $5.7 Bln Jamnagar Refinery Project Expansion in 2008
IOC to Fit Proposed HCU within Haldia Refinery Site to Meet 2010 Deadline
Saudi Investment Sought by India in Hindustan Petroleum’s Refinery at Visakhapatanam
India’s Ogun State and Britain’s QED Energy Seal Pact on $695 Bln Refinery Project
NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand Refinery to Pause Production in May for Maintenance to Hydrocracker Catalyst
New Zealand Refinery $25 Mln FEED Study Under Way for $500 Mln Expansion
PAKISTAN
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Invites Investment for New Coastline Oil Refinery
Pakistan Seeks Cooperation from Iran for Setup of Oil Refinery in Gawadar
SINGAPORE
Major Singapore Refinery Expansions Awarded to Foster Wheeler
SOUTH KOREA
Graham Corp. Awarded $3.6 million Order for 150,000 bpd South Korea Refinery Project
TAIWAN
Kuokuang Petrochemical Plans $12.46 Bln Refinery, Chemical Complex in Taiwan
VIETNAM
Vietnam Province to Discuss Construction of $1.5 Bln Oil Refinery with Hong Kong Investors
Hong Kong to Invest in $450 Mln Central Vietnam Refinery
Japan’s Idemitsu Considers Joining Second Vietnam Oil Refinery Project to be Completed by 2015
3. EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST
LITHUANIA
Kazakhstan OKs $1.2 Bln Lithuania Refinery Deal
NORWAY
Statoil Selects Aker Kvaerner for Norway’s Mongstad Refinery Upgrade
PORTUGAL
Portugal and London-based Argus Resources to Build $4.7 Bln Refinery
THE NETHERLANDS
Shell’s 412,000bpd Dutch Pernis Refinery Steam Leak Affects Production
KENYA
Kenya Ready to Switch to Unleaded Fuel
BELARUS
Siemens to Equip Mozyr Oil Refinery in Belarus
GEORGIA
Kazakh Bank to Invest in Georgia's New $350 Mln Oil Refinery
RUSSIA
LUKoil Scraps Plans for Kaliningrad Oil Refinery
TURKMENISTAN
Japan Seeks Joint Hydrocarbon Projects in Turkmenistan Including Modernization of Seyidi Refinery
IRAQ
Bomb near Baghdad Refinery Sets Pipeline on Fire
ISRAEL
Israeli Gov't to put Bazan Refinery up for Sale
Oil Refineries Ltd. to Invest in New Sulfur Scrubbers and Other Upgrades for Israel’s Ashdod Refinery
LEBANON
Qatar Petroleum Finances Project to Examine Viability of Tripoli Refinery as Lebanon's Refining Potential becomes Source of Regional Interest
SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Aramco’s Riyadh Refinery Gets Innovative Upgrades Including Diesel Hydrotreater Complex
YEMEN
Work to Start on $450 Mln, 60,000 bpd Yemen Refinery in May
Work to Start on $450 Mln, 60,000 bpd Yemen Refinery in May
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