VOL. XLVI

No 8

24-February-2003

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia Opens Third Strategic Underground Storage Facility

Saudi Arabia on 18 February opened the third of five planned strategic underground storage facilities for petroleum products. The facility is located near Abha in the southwestern province of Asir and is linked to the Jazan distribution center via a 245km pipeline. The storage facilities are being constructed in the form of underground caverns at depths of up to 190ms. When...