VOL. XLIV

No. 06

5-February-2001

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Aramco Says Ras TanuraHydrocracker Unit Closed For Maintenance

The Saudi Press Agency (SPA)on 29 January quoted a source at Saudi Aramco as saying that the 44,000 b/dhydrocracker unit at the Ras Tanura refinery had been shut for maintenance andwill be back into service on completion of these works. SPA said theofficial was reacting to contradictory reports circulated by some journals andmedia regarding the closure. Industry sources had earlier...