The Oil and Gas Journal articles from November 1999

The Oil and Gas Journal archives from November 1999

California-Texas crude oil line future in doubt.
November 29, 1999... Plains All American Pipeline LP is taking preliminary steps to shut down its California-to-Texas crude oil pipeline. The partnership is looking to sell the pipeline's 5.2 million bbl of crude oil line fill, for which it expects to earn $100...

Gasoline worries.
November 29, 1999... Western US governors are urging the US Environmental Protection Agency to give medium-sized refiners a break in its pending gasoline sulfur rule. The regulation would reduce, in phases, sulfur levels in gasoline to an average 30 ppm...

Sempra Energy.
November 29, 1999... Sempra Energy was awarded natural gas distribution rights in Nova Scotia. The company said it will build a $1 billion (Can.) system to distribute gas to 78% of Nova Scotia households within 7 years (OGJ, Feb. 15, 1999, p. 36). Maritimes...

Newsletter.
November 29, 1999... Oil markets are easily spooked these days, given the dwindling state of oil inventories and OPEC's continued adherence to production cuts. The prospect of Iraqi exports drying up for awhile sent a jolt through markets last week,...

Fishing hot spots.
November 29, 1999... Little has been reported lately about a continuing program in the US Gulf of Mexico that promotes the healthy development of reef environments through the use of decommissioned platforms. Launched in 1986 with the passage of the National...

Trade and the environment.
November 29, 1999... US President Bill Clinton has jeopardized economic growth by signing an executive order that requires environmental reviews for trade agreements. The potential harm to energy demand means trouble for the oil and gas industry. Timing...

Potential oil industry flashpoint centers on OXY's Colombian rainforest wildcat.
November 29, 1999... A potential flashpoint for the petroleum industry is developing around a controversial wildcat that Occidental Petroleum Corp. wants to drill in Colombia's mountainous rainforest. OXY unit Occidental de Colombia (OXYCOL) in September was...

ECOPETROL seeks investment; unveils offering.
November 29, 1999... Colombia is trying to turn around its flagging petroleum exploration efforts with offerings of new acreage and new incentives. With aims to resuscitate their country's ailing oil and natural gas exploration and production sector, a...

Sudan conflict.
November 29, 1999... As many petroleum companies know to their cost, crude oil is always a strategic asset for producing countries, and when those countries go to war, the companies come under scrutiny. Latest under the microscope is Talisman Energy Inc.,...

Long-term stability of crude oil prices debated.
November 29, 1999... The prospect of whether oil prices could be stabilized on a long-term basis fueled debate at the first International Oil Summit held in Paris Nov. 16 and organized by Institut Francaise du Petrole. Keynote speakers Ali Rodriguez Araque,...

Kuwait to outsource huge redevelopment job.
November 29, 1999... Kuwait plans to double oil production in its northern fields by outsourcing a $7 billion package of redevelopment and enhanced oil recovery work to an international consortium of petroleum companies. At an international conference on...

Producers, pipelines dispute tariff reviews.
November 29, 1999... Gas producer associations have urged the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold a forum to help resolve "significant problems" in natural gas pipeline ratemaking practices. R. Skip Horvath, Natural Gas Supply Association...

Nova Chemicals Corp.
November 29, 1999... Nova Chemicals Corp., Calgary, is in preliminary talks to build new petrochemical plants in Qatar and in Trinidad and Tobago. Nova said talks are in early stages with Qatar General Petroleum Corp. to build an ethane-based complex at Ras...

BG International Ltd.
November 29, 1999... BG International Ltd., a unit of the UK's BG PLC, agreed to buy the Bolivian upstream assets of Tesoro Petroleum Corp., San Antonio, under a stock deal valued at $100 million. Included in the sale are: five shared-risk exploration and...

Occidental Petroleum Corp.
November 29, 1999... Occidental Petroleum Corp.'s OXY USA unit will receive $775 million from Chevron Corp. unit Chevron USA Inc. to resolve its long-standing lawsuit over a terminated merger. In 1982, Tulsa-based Cities Service Co., later acquired by OXY, sued...

Global Industries Ltd.
November 29, 1999... Global Industries Ltd., Houston, terminated its share-purchase agreement with Groupe GTM, the construction unit of France's Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux, to acquire all the outstanding stock of ETPM SA (OGJ, Aug. 30, 1999, p.47). Global said that...

Fortum Oil & Gas Oy.
November 29, 1999... Fortum Oil & Gas Oy and Norwegian state oil firm Statoil AS will not transfer both companies' service stations and oil terminal operations in Russia, the Baltic countries, and Poland into a joint venture company as previously planned (OGJ,...

Crown Central Petroleum Corp.
November 29, 1999... Crown Central Petroleum Corp., Baltimore, plans to review "strategic alternatives" to an unsolicited takeover offer it received from privately held Apex Oil Co. Inc. On Nov. 10, Apex offered to restructure beleaguered Crown's debt and assume...

Burlington Resources Inc.
November 29, 1999... Burlington Resources Inc. (BR), Houston, completed its $1.75 billion takeover of Poco Petroleums Ltd., Calgary (OGJ, Aug. 23, 1999, p. 35). Poco will operate as the Canadian division of BR North America.

Coastal Field Services Co.
November 29, 1999... Coastal Field Services Co., a unit of Houston-based Coastal Corp., agreed to buy the US midstream facilities and NGL marketing and trading business of TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., Calgary. Included in the sale, slated to close this quarter,...

Apache Corp.(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Apache Corp., Houston, found oil with its Nasutus 1 well off Northwest Australia. On test, the well flowed 1,595 b/d of 20.6 [degrees] gravity oil through a 1/2-in. choke with 486 psi flowing tubing pressure. The test was conducted over a...

International Petroleum Libya Ltd.(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... International Petroleum Libya Ltd. (IPL) and Lundin Oil AB, Vancouver, BC, reached TD of 12,007 ft with their C1 -NC177 wildcat drilled on the Haruj A prospect in area NC177 in Libya. At least three zones will undergo production flow tests,...

Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corp.(and Agip Petroleum Exploration Co. find gas in the Gulf of Mexico)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corp., a unit of Kerr-McGee Corp., Oklahoma City, and its 50-50 partner Agip Petroleum Exploration Co. Inc. found gas on Garden Banks Block 184 in the Gulf of Mexico. The well, drilled to 14,625 ft in 692 ft of water, is...

Benton Oil & Gas Co.(alliance with Schlumberger Oilfield Services to further develop Uracoa field in Venezuela)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Benton Oil & Gas Co., Carpinteria, Calif., formed a long-term, incentive-based alliance with Schlumberger Oilfield Services to further develop Uracoa field in Benton's oil-producing South Monagas unit in eastern Venezuela. Once a formal...

Santos.(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Santos decided to take part in the liquids-recovery phase of the Phillips Petroleum Pty. Ltd.-operated Bayu-Undan project in the Timor Gap area between Australia and Indonesia. The $1.4 billion liquids phase is expected to come on stream in...

Global Marine Inc.(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Global Marine Inc., Houston, agreed to provide financial assistance to Harland & Wolff Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Ltd. to ensure completion of two drillships, the Glomar C.R. Luigs and the Glomar Jack Ryan, in exchange for certain...

TotalFina SA.(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... TotalFina SA acquired a 15% interest in Shell Gas Eastern Inc., which owns an LPG import and storage terminal at Tabangao, the Philippines. This is the only refrigerated butane and propane storage facility in the Philippines and has a...

Sable Offshore Energy Inc.(continues work on natural gas project off Nova Scotia)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Sable Offshore Energy Inc. (SOE) completed work with the Saipem 7000 heavy lift crane vessel and the Solitaire pipelay vessel at its natural gas project off Nova Scotia. SOE plans to focus on the testing and commissioning of offshore...

Caspian Pipeline Consortium.(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) began laying the pipe for a new oil pipeline in Russia that will connect western Kazakhstan to the Russian port of Novorossiisk on the Black Sea (OGJ, Nov. 22, 1999, p. 40). The pipe will be laid in a new...

Blue Stream Pipeline Co. BV.(lets contract to build gas pipeline across the Black Sea)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Blue Stream Pipeline Co. BV, a 50-50 joint venture of Russian gas giant Gazprom and Italian state energy company ENI SPA, let a contract valued at about $1.7 billion to Saipem SPA, Bouygues SA, and a combine of Mitsui Co. Ltd., Sumitomo...

Iroquois Gas Transmission System LP.(plans upgrade to Long Island gas pipeline)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Iroquois Gas Transmission System LP is holding an open season until Dec. 17 for delivery of natural gas into the New York City area. To meet the needed supply, Iroquois intends to lay a 29-mile extension of its mainline, dubbed Eastchester,...

Epic Energy.(planning natural gas pipeline through southern Western Australia)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Epic Energy is considering spending as much as $300 million (Aus.) to construct a natural gas pipeline through southern Western Australia. Epic plans to capitalize on the company's $2.4 billion investment in the Dampier-to-Bunbury gas trunk...

Coastal Field Services Co.(acquired a natural gas processing plant in Hidalgo County, TX)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Coastal Field Services Co., a unit of Coastal Corp., Houston, acquired a natural gas processing plant in Hidalgo County, Tex., from a unit of PG&E Gas Transmission-Texas (PG&E-GTT). Coastal holds 100% ownership of the Gilmore No. 3 plant,...

Reliant Energy.(planning gas-fired powerplant in Shelby County, Illinois)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Reliant Energy plans to build a $1 85-190 million, 340-Mw, gas-fired peaking power plant in Shelby Co., III. The plant will consist of eight 45-Mw, natural gas-fired turbines. Construction is expected to begin in January 2000, with start-up...

Singapore chemical outlays poised to double.
November 29, 1999... Investments in Singapore's Jurong Island burgeoning chemicals industry are expected to double to $23.52 billion from the current level of commitments of $12.35 billion over the next 10 years. About 50 companies are producing $6.47...

DISEASE, TRAUMA SPUR HEALTH-CARE PUSH FOR OIL TRAVELERS, EXPATS.
November 29, 1999... In contrast to safety, managment at upstream oil companies and their contractors finds it difficult to completely quantify the benefits of health-care programs for remote or hostile locations. Safety can be documented. Injuries and...

RIG HEALTH-RISK AUDITS WILL BENEFIT OPERATORS, CONTRACTORS.
November 29, 1999... Like other heavy industries, drilling for oil and gas can pose a significant risk to health. However, unlike most heavy industries which are static in terms of location and workforce, the fact that drilling operations are often undertaken in...

AZERBAIJAN EXPERIENCE SHOWS CASPIAN AREA POSES MULTITUDE OF HEALTH CHALLENGES.
November 29, 1999... There are no soft assignments for oil industry hands in the Caspian region of the Former Soviet Union. The rigors of work in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan were covered at the HERCTRA Conference by the medical directors of...

Electronic device useful for accurate measurements.
November 29, 1999... An electronic device helped Shell Deer Park Refining Co., Deer Park, Tex., achieve trouble-free measuring two difficult pipe spools during a distillation unit turnaround. The tool, called the total station device (TSD), allows...

Galaxy Ill jack up to use tender assist mode, offline pipe handling.
November 29, 1999... The Galaxy III, a heavy-duty-harsh environment jack up, will soon take advantage of advanced pipe-handling technologies and a tender-assist drilling mode as it begins a 3-year contract for BP Amoco plc in the Lomond field of the North Sea....

Nonaqueous fracture fluids clean up faster.
November 29, 1999... Tip-screenout and liquid [CO.sub.2] with proppant fracturing treatments can both be highly effective for deliverability enhancement in gas storage wells. Each, however, has distinct advantages and disadvantages. This second of a...

Mooring brochure.
November 29, 1999... A new, free for the asking 16 page color brochure describes the use of a hydraulic linear chain jack system for mooring the Genesis Spar in 2,607 ft of water in the Gulf of Mexico's Green Canyon Block 205. Closeup photographs show the...

Ball valve brochure.
November 29, 1999... Free ball valve Brochure No. REP-100 features the McCannaseal top entry wedge seated ball valve. These regular and full port valves for severe service offer fast, easy, in-line service, and leaktight closure. All working parts are...

Purge systems.
November 29, 1999... Two new compact purge systems are available for upstream and downstream operations. The Mini-Z-Purge for Class I & II Division 2 and Mini-Y-Purge for Division 1 explosive atmospheres are available in either back plate or panel mount...

Automatic emissivity measuring IR thermometer.
November 29, 1999... Here's the Pyrofiber, dual temperature range, noncontact, automatic emissivity correcting, infrared thermometer specially designed to measure dynamic temperatures of 250[degrees] - 3,0000[degrees] C. The DTR's microprocessor control...

New geologic software.(SmartSECTION 4.5)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... SmartSECTION 4.5 is a client-server version of the productivity-enhancing smartSECTION geologic software. SmartSECTION 4.5, which has an Oracle data base, extends the data base flexibility of smartSECTION and helps increase productivity...

MOVES AND PROMOTIONS.(brief articles)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... ABB has created a new Deepwater Systems Division centered in Houston. The division is structured to provide customers globally with deepwater development solutions from design through to commissioning. The division will deliver integrated and...

S. Apennines success bodes well for potential off southern Italy.(oil discoveries in southern Italy)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Opportunities for exploration and production by international companies in Italy will expand dramatically in the next few years, the result of recent changes in Italian law, rapidly increasing demand, and the interest generated by several...

Gulf of Mexico.(Kerr-McGee Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Kerr-McGee Corp. encountered 66 ft of net pay at a gas-condensate discovery near the southwestern corner of East Breaks Block 642. The well, in 3,500 ft of water on the West Boomvang Prospect, is three miles west of the North Boomvang...

PERSONALS.(brief articles)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Wayne A. Greenwalt was appointed vice-president, business development, of New Orleans-based Energy Partners Ltd. He will be responsible for the development and execution of EPL's business expansion and acquisition strategy. As a petroleum...

OGJ GASOLINE PRICES.(Oil and Gas Journal)(tabular data only)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... OGJ GASOLINE PRICES (Approx. prices for self-service unleaded gasoline) Price Pump Pump ex tax price [*] price 11-17-99...

REFINED PRODUCT PRICES.(tabular data only)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 29, 1999... REFINED PRODUCT PRICES 11-12-99 ([cent]/gal) Spot market product prices Motor gasoline (Conventional-regular) New York Harbor ...

AGA NATURAL GAS STORAGE [*].(American Gas Association)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... AGA NATURAL GAS STORAGE [*] 11-12-99 11-5-99 Change (bcf) Producing region 847 852 -5 Consuming region east 1,730 1,721 9 Consuming...

BAKER HUGHES RIG COUNT.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 29, 1999... BAKER HUGHES RIG COUNT 11-19-99 11-20-98 Alabama 6 4 Alaska 4 10 Arkansas 2 1...

SMITH RIG COUNT.(Smith International Inc. statistics on petroleum drilling rigs)(tabular data only)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 29, 1999... SMITH RIG COUNT 11-19-99 11-20-98 Proposed depth Rig % Rig % (ft) count footage [*] count footage [*] 0-2,500 21 ...

OGJ PRODUCTION REPORT.(Oil and Gas Journal)(tabular data only)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... OGJ PRODUCTION REPORT 11-19-99 [1] 11-20-98 [2] (1,000 b/d) (Crude oil and lease condensate) Alabama 35 ...

U.S. CRUDE PRICES.(tabular data only)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 29, 1999... U.S. CRUDE PRICES ($/bbl) [*] 11-19-99 Alaska-North Slope 27[degrees] 17.83 Southern Louisiana Light 25.50 California-Kern River 13[degrees] 20.25 Lost Hills...

WORLD CRUDE PRICES.(tabular data only)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 29, 1999... WORLD CRUDE PRICES ($/bbl) [1] 11-12-99 United Kingdom-Brent 38[degrees] 25.08 U.S.S.R.-Export blend 32[degrees] 24.38 Saudi light 34[degrees] 23.38...

Halliburton's FMEA determines solutions for safe and effective well completion.(Failure Mode Effect Analysis)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Gulf of Mexico -- When Conoco began a "Shoot & Test" on a well, their premium 3 1/2" PH-6 workstring had to be switched to 3 1/2" I.F. drill pipe workstring to remove cement from the casing. In order to test the well safely, Halliburton...

Delta [FracPac.sup.SM] service using new formulation saves operator $15,000 by eliminating disposal cost.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 29, 1999... Gulf of Mexico -- A deep water operator needed to dispose of well treatment fluids in compliance with U.S. environmental regulations without having to collect and transport the fluids back to shore for disposal. Halliburton's Solution: Delta...

Successful [ZoneSeal.sup.TM] Isolation Process creates $2.9 million economic value and eliminates potential for lost circulation.(Halliburton Co.)(Brief Article)
November 29, 1999... Nova Scotia -- During normal drilling operations on a well in the Thebaud field, off shore Sable Island, a channel formed between the conductor pipe and the surface hole. There was potential for losing both the well and the drilling jacket if...

Newsletter.
November 22, 1999... Crude oil prices have rocketed to 3-year highs as OPEC solidarity holds fast and global stocks dwindle apace. The price of Brent crude surpassed $25/bbl on speculation that companies would soon hit minimum stock levels. At close of London...

US INDUSTRY SCOREBOARD 11/22.(petroleum products and drilling rigs)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
November 22, 1999... US INDUSTRY SCOREBOARD 11/22 4 wk. 4 wk. avg. % Year-to-date Latest week 11/12 average year ago [1] change average [1] Demand (1,000 b/d) Motor gasoline 9,010...

LETTERS.
November 22, 1999... Caspian politics In your editorial of Sept. 27, you speak [correctly] of "aggressive meddling by the US government" and "arrogance" that is "especially troubling." One can fully applaud your statement that the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline should...

Waste not...(oil field waste disposal)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 22, 1999... Disposing of oil field waste remains a crucial topic both from the standpoint of industry costs and environmental concerns. To educate the public on a secure method for dealing with this waste stream, the US Department of Energy's National...

The royalty compromise.(oil royalty valuation)(Brief Article)
November 22, 1999... If it were true that the US oil industry had profited for many years from underpayment of federal royalties, the industry would surely resist change to the royalty system. But that is not the case. Indeed, the industry wants a new method...

Petrobras maps plan to transform itself into global energy firm.(Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.)(Statistical Data Included)(Interview)
November 22, 1999... Petroleo Brasileiro SA has mapped out a battle plan for the next decade that calls for the Brazilian state petroleum company to transform itself into a multinational energy company. The plan hinges on spending $32.9 billion to increase...

Brazil touts better terms in new bid round.(oil and gas exploration licensing)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 22, 1999... Brazil's National Petroleum Agency (ANP) has made the terms for its second oil and gas exploration licensing round more flexible in order to attract smaller companies. ANP had responded to a flurry of complaints from companies that...

Delay continues for 36 leases off California.(suspended oil and gas leases)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 22, 1999... US Sec. of the Interior Bruce Babbitt has ordered that 36 leases off California continue under suspension. The move came just 3 days before a Nov. 15 deadline on the future of the leases and in deference to requests by California Gov....

Iran deal for Shell.(Shell Exploration B.V./National Iranian Oil Co. agreement under investigation)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 22, 1999... Shell Exploration BV raised the hackles of the US Department of State (DOS) with the announcement of an $800 million redevelopment deal with Iran. Washington's Iran-Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA) of 1996 requires the department to impose...

Oil company earnings slide during first half.(Statistical Data Included)
November 22, 1999... First-half 1999 earnings for Oil & Gas Journal's sampling of US and Canadian oil and gas companies declined significantly from the same period last year (see table, pp. 36-37). The rise in crude oil prices came too late in 1999 to prevent...

Decontrol in Italy.(deregulation in the retail gasoline market; includes other energy-related news)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 22, 1999... Italian drivers were lined up at the nation's gasoline stations last week, not because of shortages but as an indirect result of deregulation. The government recently announced it would open the Italian gasoline market to competition...

Bayer to buy PO, polyols assets from Lyondell.
November 22, 1999... German chemical giant Bayer AG has agreed to buy Lyondell Chemical Co.'s worldwide polyols business and an equity stake in its US propylene oxide (PO) operations for about $2.5 billion. Houston-based Lyondell is the world's largest PO...

BP Amoco adds to US gas portfolio.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 22, 1999... BP Amoco PLC buoyed its position as North America's No. 1 gas producer by acquiring a further 34% interest in Crescendo Resources LP, Amarillo, to take its stake to 75%. BP Amoco bought the interest for $500 million from Crescendo...

US Supreme Court.
November 22, 1999... US Supreme Court accepted an appeal by Mobil Corp. and Marathon Oil Co. that claims the federal government owes the two firms $156 million because they have not been allowed to drill leases off North Carolina. The accepted appeal follows the...

Syntroleum Sweetwater Operations Ltd.
November 22, 1999... Syntroleum Sweetwater Operations Ltd., a unit of Syntroleum Corp., Tulsa, and RWE group member Klockner Industrie-Anlagen (INA), Duisburg, Germany, signed a project development agreement for the first commercial-scale gas-to-liquids (GTL)...

TotalFina SA.
November 22, 1999... TotalFina SA acquired a 15% interest from Royal Dutch/Shell in two deepwater exploration blocks off Congo known as Mer Profonde Sud (MPS) and Mer Profonde Nord (MPN). MPS and MPN cover a respective 3,500 and 3,800 sq km and lie in 1,000-2,000...

Unocal Corp.
November 22, 1999... Unocal Corp. unit Unocal Indonesia Co. found oil and gas on the deepwater Bangka and Aton prospects in the Rapak production-sharing contract area off Indonesia. The Bangka 2 well, about 9 miles north of West Seno field, was drilled to 9,752...

Conoco Indonesia Inc.
November 22, 1999... Conoco Indonesia Inc. made another natural gas discovery on Block B in the South Natuna Sea off Indonesia (OGJ, Nov. 1, 1999, p. 46). The Keong 1 well, drilled to 6,300 ft, cut 295 ft of pay. No production tests were conducted, says Conoco,...

Berkley Petroleum Corp.
November 22, 1999... Berkley Petroleum Corp., Calgary, on Nov. 15 reported an uncontrolled gas flow and subsequent blowout from its Wild River 2-21-56-23 W5 well. The well, about 60 km northeast of Hinton, Alta., is discharging sweet gas, says Berkley. At...

Delmar Systems Inc.
November 22, 1999... Delmar Systems Inc., Broussard, La., and Shell Deepwater Development Inc. claimed a world mooring-depth record with the Transocean Marianas semisubmersible drilling rig, which was moored in 6,940 ft of water on Mississippi Canyon Block 522 in...

Sonamer Angola Ltd.
November 22, 1999... Sonamer Angola Ltd., a 51%-owned subsidiary of Pride International Inc., Houston, reported that the ultra-deepwater drillship Pride Africa sustained damage to some of its drilling equipment while trying to recover the vessel's blowout...

Elf Petroland BV.
November 22, 1999... Elf Petroland BV began natural gas production from the L4PN satellite platform off the Netherlands, under the first phase of joint development of several gas fields just north of Block L4a in the Dutch North Sea. The field's first well, L1aA,...

Indian Oil Co. Ltd.
November 22, 1999... Indian Oil Co. Ltd. chalked out a 25 billion rupee revamp of its Mathura refinery at Uttar Pradesh in an effort to improve the quality of its refined products. The revamp is designed to reduce the benzene content of some fuels to less than 1...