Eric Watkins
Senior Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31 -- Tunisia plans by June 30 to announce a list of prequalified bidders to build a 120,000 b/d refinery in the southern coastal city of Skhira. Interested investors have until Mar. 31 to submit offers.
Ameur Bechir, in charge of the refinery tender operation, said government officials plan in mid-2007 to select a contractor to build, own, and manage the refinery for at least 30 years. Construction tentatively is scheduled to begin in December 2007.
Tunisia has a hydroskimming facility at Bizerte with nameplate distillation capacity of 34,000 b/d. Snamprogetti SPA built the Bizerte refinery in 1962-63. Société Tunisienne des Industries de Raffinage operates it.
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