Capacity Additions – Asia & M.E.
Asia (6)
Middle East Exporters (4)
Source: Oil and Gas Journal & Press Releases
Thousand Barrels Per Day
SCapacity additions in Asia and the Middle East reflect a different mix of products than in Europe and the U.S.  This slide and the next one show capacity additions in the four regions from 1995 through 2004, as well as potential additions either in the planning or construction phase as reported in the Oil and Gas Journal Construction Survey.  In cases where the Oil and Gas Journal does not list the size of a planned project, press releases were researched to add that information.

SCapacity additions in Asia and the Middle East are relatively balanced, provding more crude throughput capability and the downstream processes to produce product in keeping with their markets.

SNote that information on refinery projects being planned or under construction is neither complete, nor entirely accurate.  Nevertheless, the partial information does provide a useful picture of the relative levels and types of projects.