The development stages:Under Construction/2014-08,In operation/2016-12.The investment is US$81mn.Mexico's state owned oil and gas firm PEMEX continues works to upgrade and optimize the technology at its Minatitlán refinery. The project involves the modernization of the facility's continuous catalyst regeneration (CCR) module, which converts naphthenes and paraffins into aromatics that are commonly used to produce motor fuel. The upgrade also includes installation of a new boiler and steam turbine generator.