UAE to Increase Refining Capacity More than 60% Over Five Years, an Industrial Info Market Brief

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is scheduled to see two new refineries brought online in the coming years, adding 700,000 barrels per day (BBL/d) of crude processing to its existing, 987,000-BBL/d processing capacity.

The 100,000-BBL/d Dubai Refinery is scheduled to begin operations at the end of 2022, while the 600,000-BBL/d Ruwais Refinery 3 is expected to begin operations by 2025. In addition, condensate processing is expected to reach 210,000 BBL/d via the expansion of the existing, 140,000-BBL/d Dubai Facility in early 2020.