The expansion of Egypt’s Midor refinery from 100,000 b/d to 160,000 b/d (5mnt/y to 8mn t/y) is close to completion with Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla on 31 July inaugurating ‘Phase 3’ of expansion including a new 60,000 b/d CDU and 60,000 b/d Vacuum Distillation Unit (VDU).
During a tour of the Alexandria facility, Mr Molla oversaw the start of “trial operations of the third phase of the project, which includes the atmospheric [crude] and vacuum distillation complex, the [44,000 b/d] diesel hydrotreater project, the hydrogen production project, the acid water treatment unit, and the cooling water unit,” the Ministry says. Once the new units are fully up and running all gasoline and diesel output will be to Euro V standards (MEES, 17 March). (CONTINUED - 282 WORDS)
