U.S.-Saudi Consortium Plans $5 Billion Gulf Refinery Outside Hormuz

A consortium of U.S. and Saudi companies is set to build a new refinery in the Persian Gulf despite the current situation in the region. The facility will have a price tag of $5 billion and a capacity of 200,000 barrels of crude oil daily, Reuters has reported. The consortium, dubbed MERA Oil, includes Texas-based MWG Group, the Patel Family Office, and PWS, a company associated with Saudi AHQ Group. The partners are currently selecting the site of the new facility, with a short list of three possible locations from the Gulf Cooperation Council.…