VOL. XXXI

NO. 27

11-APRIL-1988

SAUDI ARABIA

SABIC Rules Out Sabotage at SADAF and Says Plant Is OperatingNormally

The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has denied reports that therecent fire at the Jubail plant of the Saudi Petrochemical Company (SADAF) wascaused by sabotage and said that the blaze, which was put out immediately,resulted from a leak in one of the storage tanks. According to a SABIC spokesmanquoted in a Reuters report from Bahrain on 7 April, no one was injured by thefire...