VOL. XXXV

NO. 51

21-SEPTEMBER-1992

Saudi Arabia

Saudi AramcoExpands Capacity of Qurayyah Seawater Plant

The Saudi ArabianOil Company (Saudi Aramco) is in the process of expanding the capacity of itsQurayyah seawater treatment plant from the current 4.5mn b/d to 6mn b/d. Theplant, which was commissioned in 1987, produces water for use in pressurizingcertain areas of the Ghawar oilfield reservoir. The additional water from theexpansion of the Qurayyah plant will be injected into the southern part of...