Subject:  New Refinery Projects for March ‘08

 

New refinery projects are reported monthly to Pumps World Markets http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/water.html#N019

Here are the project titles for the month of March ’08.

REFINERY UPDATE

March 2008

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

AMERICAS

U.S.

Hunt to Increase Gasoline, Diesel Output at AL Refinery

Valero Says Plant Outages Cost It $2 Billion

Citgo Refinery in LA Hit by Proposed $169,000 Fine

Exxon Breakdown Triggers L.A. Refinery Flare

Conoco Plans March Crude-Unit Work at NJ Bayway Refinery

Shell Hits a Brief Snag at Deer Park Crude Unit

South Dakota Bill Allows Strict Controls on $10 Billion Refinery

Chevron Finishes Repairs to Mississippi Refinery, Plans $500 Million Upgrade

Tesoro says Restarts Hawaii Refinery after Fire

Snag Trips Exxon Beaumont, Tex. Refinery Compressor

Valero Refinery Still Emitting Air Pollutants

Alon CEO Buying Fuel to Supply Big Spring Customers

Valero Approves $2.4 Billion Expansion at Port Arthur

CANADA

Diesel Demand May Make Canada’s Port Placentia Refinery More Viable

Alberta Approves North West Upgrader Project

ARGENTINA

Petrobras Refinery in Argentina Rocked by Explosion

ECUADOR

Ecuador and Venezuela to Finance 300,000b/d Refinery

JAMAICA

Trinidad and Tobago to Build Second Refinery

ASIA

MALAYSIA

Qatar Firm to Build $4.55 Billion Refinery in Malaysia

Gulf Petroleum to Build $5 Billion Refinery in Perak

EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST

ALBANIA

Albania to Privatize Its Sole Oil Refinery

GERMANY

Conoco, Preem Refineries still being Run at Lower Rate

ITALY

Eni Plans Upgrades to Sannazzaro Refinery and Maintenance to Four Others

POLAND

PKN Orlen Plans 19 Percent Refining Output Boost In 2008

SPAIN

Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract for Heat Recovery Steam Generator for Spain Refinery

UNITED KINGDOM

ALGERIA

Algeria Plans New 300,000 Bpd Oil Refinery

CONGO

Saudi's Rawabi Holding Wins $868 Million Congo Refinery Deal

EGYPT

Citadel Capital Appoints Banks for $2.25 Billion Cairo Refinery Financing

LIBYA

Libya Changes Position, Gives State-run Fund Full Control of Tamoil Refining Company

RUSSIA

Russia to Construct 180,000 bbd Oil Refining and Petrochemical Complex

Conoco, Preem Refineries still being Run at Lower Rate

Refineries to Take more of Russia's Crude

Foster Wheeler to Execute Project Management Contract for New Hydroprocessing Complex in Russia

UKRAINE

Ukraine Says Odessa Refinery to Start Output by April

IRAN

New 300,000 bpd Refinery in Iran’s Golestan Province

IRAQ

Iraq to Build New $1 Billion Oil Refinery in Nasiriyah

SAUDI ARABIA

Aramco says Total and Conoco Refinery Plans Ongoing

Aramco Splits New Jubail Refinery Contracts to Minimize Cost Risks and Invites Fixed-price Bids

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Takreer to Build New Refinery in Abu Dhabi

 

 

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