China to Build Oil
Refinery in Costa Rica
China will build an oil
refinery in Costa Rica
to help the Central
American nation address
its energy needs, Costa
Rican President Oscar
Arias announced.
Arias told Mexican
Reforma newspaper, in an
interview published
yesterday, the agreement
with China means the
chances for completion
of an earlier Mexican
refinery project in
Costa Rica 'have now
been significantly
reduced.'
Former Mexican President
Vicente Fox planned to
build an oil refinery in
Costa Rica as part of a
regional energy program
during his six-year
tenure that ended in
2006.
'The Chinese project is
significantly less
ambitious and will serve
just to address Costa
Rican needs, said Arias
who wrapped up hi official
visit to China
yesterday. |
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