The doubleliftpipecatalyticcracking process and apparatus for modifying inferiorpetrol in petroleumprocessing aims at reducing theolefincontentand sulfur content in petrol greatly.
Subsidies make up part of the shortfall: water is sold for 5% of what it costs to pipe it, petrol at 11 cents a litre, and 40% of Libyans don't bother to pay for their state-supplied electricity at all.