VOL. XLV

No 14

8-April-2002

SAUDI ARABIA

Small Fire AtRas Tanura Refinery

Asmall fire broke out in Ras Tanurarefinery on 1 April, but was extinguished within 15 minutes without causinginjuries, according to a Saudi Aramco statementquoted by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).The oil treatment unit was damaged, but refinery production continuesnormally, the statement went on. Last February, three workers at Ras Tanura were injured in a firein MGL-Plant 232 (MEES, 18 February).The 325,000 b/d capacity...