VOL. XLVII

No 04

26-January-2004

SAUDI ARABIA

Haradh Inauguration Completes Foundation For Next Two Decades Of Saudi Natural Gas Expansion

Crown Prince 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz Al Sa'ud on 18 January inaugurated Saudi Aramcos second and largest plant designed to process non-associated natural gas, and a nearby gas-oil separation plant, at Haradh, around 280km southwest of Riyadh. MEES Gulf Editor Gerald Butt reports from Haradh on the new facilities and their implications for the kingdoms...