WAYS SOUGHT TO IMPROVE E. EUROPE REFINERIES

Davy McKee Corp. will recommend ways to modernize refineries in eastern Europe. Under a contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development (Usaid), Davy is studying refining industries in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, and Yugoslavia. Findings of the study are expected to increase capital outlays to improve efficiency and conserve energy in refineries, Davy said. Spending so far has lagged because previous, privately funded studies have been "tainted by commercial