The Rise in Asian and Middle East Refineries and Global
Storage Activity Will Affect the US Oil Refining Companies
Reference Code: GDGE0630VPT Publication Date: MAY 2010
1 Table of contents
1 Table of contents................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 List of Tables .................................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 List of Figures ................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Summary............................................................................................................................................... 2
3 The Rise in Asian and Middle East Refineries and Global Storage Activity Will Affect the US Oil
Refining Companies .............................................................................................................................. 2
3.1 New Asia Refineries and Surplus Refinery Capacity will Slash the US Refining Margins............... 4
3.2 The US’ Federal Regulations on Refiners and Transportation Sector Challenge the US Refining
Industry........................................................................................................................................... 7
3.3 Transformation of Refineries to Storage Facilities and New Expansions will Influence US Refining
Industry........................................................................................................................................... 7
4 Appendix ............................................................................................................................................... 9
4.1 Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 9
4.1.1 Coverage ............................................................................................................................... 9
4.1.2 Secondary Research ............................................................................................................10
4.1.3 Primary Research.................................................................................................................10
4.1.4 Expert Panel Validation ........................................................................................................10
4.2 Contact Us .....................................................................................................................................10
4.3 Disclaimer ......................................................................................................................................11
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Asia Pacific and Middle East, Key Statistics of Planned Refineries, 2010-13 (Contd 1) ............ 5
Table 2: Asia Pacific and Middle East, Key Statistics of Planned Refineries, 2010-13 (Contd 2) ............ 6
Table 3: The US, Key Statistics Planned Oil and Chemical Storage Terminals, 2010-13........................ 8
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: The US, Historic Refining Capacity Vis-à-vis Throughput in Million Barrels per Day , 2005-09 . 3
Figure 2: The US, Declining Refining Margins in USD per Barrel, 2005-09 .............................................