SAUDI ARABIA 
 
Riyadh Refinery Bidding Extended
 
Saudi Aramco has extended the bidding deadline for the $300mn Clean Transportation Fuel Project at its 120,000 b/d capacity Riyadh refinery. Submissions had been requested by the end of October, but the state company has now extended the deadline to 7 January at the request of bidders. The extension will require a revision to Saudi Aramco’s preliminary schedule for plant shutdowns, which were to begin in late 2012....