Qatar Energy to Expand, Upgrade Mesaieed Refinery by 2026

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Qatar Energy plans to increase its refining capacity from 127,000 barrels per day (BBL/d) to 134,000 BBL/d, with the expansion of a crude distillation unit.

The company also plans to construct a new fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) naphtha hydrotreater unit. Qatar Energy expects both projects to be complete by the middle of 2025.

Qatar Energy also plans to construct a light gasoline hydrotreater in an existing light gas-oil hydrotreater unit, to produce Euro 5-specification products by the middle of 2026.

Industrial Info is tracking about $400 million worth of refining projects from Qatar Energy. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Petroleum Refining Project Database can click here for a list.

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