VOL. XXXII

NO. 45

14-AUGUST-1989

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Aramco Orders Turbines for Petroline Expansion to 5mn b/d

Saudi Arabia has placed a $175mn order for industrial gas turbines to boostpumping capacity on its East-West export pipeline (Petroline), as part of itscurrent project to expand the capacity of the line to a massive 5mn b/d.Petroline, which runs from the Abqaiq/Ghawar oilfields in the Eastern Provinceto Yanbu' on the Red Sea, has a current capacity of 3.2mn b/d. Capacity wasraised to this...