From the end of 2018 to early 2019, three refining projects will start operations, adding total crude distillation capacity of 900,000 b/d. ESAI Energy estimates that the resulting increase in refined product output in 2019 will be 140,000 b/d for gasoline, 30,000 b/d for diesel, and 80,000 b/d for jet. This relatively modest growth is due to the petrochemical focus of the new projects as well as lower utilization rates of some other refiners facing tough competition.
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