Doris Leblond
OGJ Correspondent
PARIS, Mar. 29 -- Esso Raffinage SAF, an affiliate of ExxonMobil Corp., is studying new investments for environmental improvement at its refinery at Fos-sur-Mer on the French Rivera, including improvement of the water purifying station, further energy conservation, and the reduction of emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.
With a budget of about 30 million euros, Esso SAF in 2003 began preparatory work at the plant site for France's Auto-Oil2 specifications, required by 2005 (OGJ, Mar. 8, 1999, p. 29). That work began in March with construction of a new ScanFiner unit and the revamping and modifications of other units.