Alexandria’s Midor refinery is set to play a key part in reversing Egypt’s chronic gasoline and diesel shortage. It will boost CDU capacity by 60% to 160,000 b/d with the emphasis on hiking white products output.

Egypt’s state-owned Middle East Oil Refinery Company (Midor) has signed two agreements with US-based technology provider UOP for engineering design and process licenses for new units in a $1.4bn expansion and revamp at its 100,000 b/d capacity refinery in Alexandria. (CONTINUED - 640 WORDS)