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refinery

[ri-fahy-nuh-ree] / rɪˈfaɪ nə ri /


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Qatar’s Ras Laffan oil-and-gas complex, for example, may require years of repairs to restore 17% of its damaged capacity, while Bahrain’s Sitra refinery was struck twice, JPMorgan’s team said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

French energy giant TotalEnergies said it had shut down a major refinery on the eastern Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia after it was damaged during the war.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

On March 2, the ammonia plant at the Ras Laffan refinery in Qatar was attacked.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Delta’s financial strength, and the weird fact that it owns an oil refinery, help it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Torrance also has an ExxonMobil refinery that churns out much of Southern California’s gasoline.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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