Subject: New Refinery Projects for July ‘07
New refinery projects are reported monthly to Electrostatic Precipitators: World Market
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subscribers. Here are the project titles for the month of July ’07.
Refinery Updates
July 2007
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
1. AMERICAS
U.S.
Cleaner Off-road Diesel Begins Flowing from U.S. Refineries
Repair Delays at BP Indiana Refinery Force Cut In Canadian Oil Intake
Chevron Shuts El Segundo Facility
U.S. EPA Sued Over Oil Refinery Flares Rule
Countrymark Cooperative will Invest $20 Mln to Expand Mt. Vernon Refinery
Motiva Ready for Expansion at Port Arthur
Flowserve Secures Garyville Refinery Pump Contract to exceed $49 Mln from Marathon Oil
U.S. Refinery Safety to Face Expanded Scrutiny
Port Arthur, Texas Refinery Idled after Emergency Flaring
$8 Bln South Dakota Refinery Could Face Long Permit Process
Tesoro Confirms 5,000-Barrel Oil Spill at Wilmington Refinery
Interline Resources Receives EPA Small Refinery Exemption Status for Wyoming Facility
Citgo Found Guilty of Clean Air Violations
Tesoro Dedicates $63 Mln DDU Project at Alaska Refinery
CANADA
Proposed Sarnia Refinery Clears Environmental Hurdle
BOLIVIA
Insurance Woes Delay Bolivia's Takeover of Refineries
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Shell Denies Wrongdoing in Alleged Dominican Refinery Irregularities
ECUADOR
Petroecuador Board Okays $4 Bln Refinery Construction
JAMAICA
Jamaica Determined to Modernize Petrojam Refinery to 50,000 Bpd
Petrojam Buys Two Properties for $7 Mln for Refinery Upgrade
PANAMA
Qatar Petroleum-Oxy 350,000 Bpd Panama Refinery Expected to Cost $7 Bln
2. ASIA
CHINA
Sinopec to Enlarge Five Refineries
INDIA
Reliance New 580,000 Bpd Refinery to Start Q2 2008
Rajasthan 7.5 Mln Tons Refinery still being Considered
India Okays $850 Mln Mittal Refinery Deal
KOREA
South Korea’s S-Oil freezes $4 Bln Refinery Project
MALAYSIA
Trading Firm Vitol Indicates Possible Plans for Fujairah Refinery
PHILIPPINES
Shell Reviewing Options to Upgrade Philippines Refinery
3. EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST
FRANCE
QuestAir Ships First Refinery Hydrogen Purifier to French ExxonMobil Refinery
GERMANY
Siemens Installs Demineralization Line for OMV refinery in Burghausen, Germany
SPAIN
Technip Wins Contract from CEPSA for Huelva Refinery Hydrogen Plant
SUDAN
Malaysia Assessing Bids for Sudan Refinery Project
NIGERIA
Nigerian Government Revalidates 12,000 Bpd Amakpe Refinery Construction License
SOUTH AFRICA
PetroSA Looking for Site to Construct $2.5 Bln Refinery in South Africa
ZAMBIA
Zambia's Lone Oil Refinery to Close in September for Maintenance
IRAN
Iran's First Private Refinery Goes Online
IRAQ
U.S. Commander Fallon Visits Bayji Oil Refinery to Discuss Future Plans
QATAR
Qatar Seeks Tenders to Build 250,000 Bpd Oil Refinery
SAUDI ARABIA
Aramco, Dow to Award Ras Tanura Complex $20 Bln Plus Refinery Deal in July
YEMEN
Yemen’s Oil Ministry to Extend Marib Refinery to 25,000 Bpd
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