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The Assiut Oil Refining Company (ASORC) is building a new EGP 187 mn project to produce butane at an annual rate of 400k tonnes, Oil Minister Tarek El Molla told Al Shorouk<\/a>. The project will double ASORC\u2019s daily production from 60 tonnes to 120 tonnes, said Chairman Nagy Kassab, which will increase to 190 tonnes after a high-octane gasoline complex goes into operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Assiut Oil Refining Company (ASORC) is building a new EGP 187 mn project to produce butane at an annual rate of 400k tonnes, Oil Minister Tarek El Molla told Al Shorouk. 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