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Problems for European refiners seen in EC sulfur-cut proposals

04/23/2007
European refiners face new investment requirements at a difficult time, warns the International Energy Agency.A Jan. 31 proposal of the European Commission on fuel quality would impose new sulfur specifications in a relatively short period and necessitate investment in hydrotreating, hydrocracking, and hydrogen production capacity, IEA says in its April Oil Market Report.The move comes while “anecdotal evidence suggests refinery reliability is deteriorating due to existing sulfur-removal requirements, lowering average utilization rates,” the agency says. Regulations are limiting sulfur content of gasoline, diesel fuel, and other distillates, or gas oil.The EC’s proposal ...
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