Singapore's refining margins in 2015 almost double: BP
Output also up more than 10% but analysts say current margins are unsustainable
Singapore
SINGAPORE's refinery output grew by over 10 per cent last year as profit margins almost doubled, according to latest statistics by BP.
And boosted by strong gasoline demand in the region, margins for refiners in the Republic defied seasonal trends to pick up in the fourth quarter of last year, even as those in the other refining hubs of Rotterdam and the US Gulf Coast fell.
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