PEMEX is investing in constructing two new coker plants at the Tula refinery and Salina Cruz refinery, scheduled to go online in 2024, to phase out fuel oil production. The Salina Cruz cracking refinery, located in Oaxaca, Mexico, is a non-integrated cracking facility owned by Petroleos Mexicanos. It commenced operations in 1979 and boasts a Nelson Complexity Index (NCI) of 8.1. Works on the Salina Cruz unit began in 2022. The plant is expected to contribute to the elimination of fuel oil and the increased production of ultra-low sulfur gasoline and diesel at the refinery.

The Shah Sour Gas Plant is one of the main sour gas treatment plants in the United Arab Emirates. The project involves the expansion and integration of new facilities into the existing plant to increase the treatment capacity of the highly sour gas produced from the Shah Arab Sour Gas Field. Its objective is to increase the complex’s capacity to approximately 1.45 BSCFD, improve product recovery and contribute to the security of gas supply in the United Arab Emirates.

The Talimarjan Power Project is an energy project at the Talimarjan Thermal Power Plant, in Nuristan, Uzbekistan. The project involves the expansion and upgrade of the power plant through gas-fired Combined Cycle Gas Turbine — CCGT units, with the aim of increasing the country’s power generation efficiency, reliability and capacity. Originally developed under the CAREC/ADB framework and implemented by Talimarjan TPP, the project contributes to the modernization of Uzbekistan’s power sector and to national energy security.