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Today, March 5, 1974

SUGGESTED OIL REFINERY

Petrochemicals Complex On Irımma Island

The Consultants' report on the suggested oil refinery and

petrochemicals plant on Larsa Toland concludes that they can be designed

and operated to be completely acceptable environmentally, provided there

are both strong protective legislation and Government control and there

is proper management.

Anouncing public release of the report by the London based

consulting chenical engineers, Cremer and Warner, a Government spokesman

emphasised that no decision had been made on whether to go ahead with

the proposal.

The residents of Lamra Island have been informed of the contents

of the report and copies have been sent to the applicant companies, the

Shell Corrany of Hong Kong and Textile Alliance Ltd. The latter company

submitted a joint suggestion for a refinery-petrochemicals plant with the

TOA Oil Comny of Japan (TAL/TOA).

"The amlicant companies," the spokesman said, "have now to

examine the report and decide if they wish to submit firm proposals to the

Governnout."

"If either of them do so," he said, "the advantages and dis-

advantages will be presented to the public in a Green Paper before a

final decision is made by the Government.

"The consultants have made it clear," the spokesman continued,

"that they do not consider there is room to accommodate more than one

oil refinery and one petrochemicals plant on North Lamma."

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