Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 15

11-April-2005

Saudi Aramco Plans New Yanbu Refinery, Integrated Ras Tanura Petchems Plant

Saudi Aramco on 5 April announced plans for a greenfield 400,000 b/d joint venture export refinery at Yanbuon the Red Sea and said it was considering establishing an integrated petrochemicals plant alongside its existing refinery at Ras Tanura on the Gulf. Speaking at the Middle East Petroleum & Gas (MPGC) conference in Dubai on 5 April, Saudi Aramco Vice...