Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 38

20-September-2004

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Aramcos First Low-Sulfur Diesel Units Under Construction

Saudi Aramco announced on 1 September that work was under way on the construction of diesel hydrotreating facilities at the companys Riyadh and Yanbu refineries. A similar plant is expected to be built at the Ras Tanura refinery. The aim is to produce low-sulfur diesel (500ppm) by 2006 andextra-low-sulfur diesel (50ppm) by 2010. In August 2003, Frances Technip...