Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC) issued a tender on 14 June for a new 210,000 b/d refinery at Furqlus, near Homs. Future expansion plans include integrating a petrochemicals plant.

The project was first announced last year (MEES, 19 December), and the refinery will operate on a mix of Syrian Light (37.7° API), Syrian Heavy (24.1° API), condensate and imported crude, with at least 85% of its output being Euro-V compliant clean products, along with 150,000 t/y of base oils. (CONTINUED - 175 WORDS)

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