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US &<br />

Canada<br />

Latin<br />

America<br />

Africa Europe FSU Middle<br />

East<br />

indicate continuing weak margins for gasoline; therefore it is the refineries that<br />

emphasize gasoline production (rather than distillates) that are most vulnerable to<br />

closure. A further implication of the projections is that hydro-cracking will partially<br />

displace catalytic cracking over time Figure as the primary 7.6 means to upgrade vacuum gasoil<br />

feedstocks.<br />

Sulphur % (wt) Moreover, it is worth mentioning that total conversion additions to 2015 are<br />

4.7 mb/d, 1.6 a level approaching 80% of total crude unit additions. In the entire forecast<br />

Non-OPEC<br />

period to 2035, total conversion additions of 11.6 mb/d represent 85% of distillation<br />

OPEC<br />

capacity additions. <strong>World</strong> This sustained high ratio reflects the need to increase the production<br />

of 1.4light<br />

products for every barrel of crude processed, as well as a continuing need<br />

to build hydro-cracking, at times effectively displacing FCC units, in order to produce<br />

incremental distillate.<br />

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On a regional basis, Asia-Pacific will dominate conversion capacity requirements,<br />

attracting more than 45% (over 5 mb/d) of total future additions in the pe-<br />

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riod to 2035 (Figure 7.5). Nearly half of this will be needed in China alone. In Latin<br />

America, a significant increase of 1.5 mb/d should also take place in the period to<br />

2035 as demand for light products in the region expands. The same is expected for<br />

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the supply of heavy crudes. Similar levels of conversion additions are projected for the<br />

Figure 7.5<br />

Conversion capacity requirements Figure by region, 7.82011–2035<br />

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