VOL. XLVI

No 35

01-September-2003

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Aramco Brings New Ras Tanura Condensate Splitter Onstream

Saudi Aramco has brought its new 200,000 b/d condensate splitter onstream at the Ras Tanura refinery. The new unit, which started operations on 15 August, has boosted the refinerys output capacity from 325,000 b/d to 525,000 b/d. Work on the splitter, which forms part of a $1.3bn upgrade of the plant, started in April 2001 and was carried out by Italys Snamprogretti, under a turnkey...