Capacity Additions – Europe & U.S.
Europe (6)
U.S.
Thousand Barrels Per Day
Source: Oil and Gas Journal & Press Releases
SIn Europe and the U.S., since 1995, the graphs show a clear emphasis on hydrotreating to reduce sulfur and improve the quality of gasoline and diesel.  Europe shows a modest increase in hydrocracking over distillation capacity, helping to increase the yield of distillate fuels.

SThe U.S. has more increase in distillation capacity than in the 6 European countries in this graph.  This is in keeping with the larger petroleum demand growth in the U.S. than in Europe.