The former President of the Dominican Petroleum Refinery said that feasibility studies that have already been carried out discard building a second refinery in the Dominican Republic. President Chavez promoted the idea of building a refinery in Monte Cristi and another in Cabo Rojo for re-export of refined petroleum products to the Caribbean during his visit to the DR last weekend. Radhames Segura said that President Chavez promoted the idea for political propaganda reasons. Segura explained that the idea was popular in the 70s when refineries were built in Bahamas and St. Croix for export to Puerto Rico, that rejected the construction for environmental reasons. He said that there is already more than sufficient installed capacity in refineries in Curaçao, Bahamas and St. Croix to serve the region.
