VOL. XLII

No. 04

25-January-1999

SAUDI ARABIA

Ras Tanura Upgrading Project Suffers Further Setback AsHydrocracker Start-Up Delayed

Further delays in the commissioning of an upgrading projectat the Ras Tanura refinery are anticipated as operators deal with the aftermathof a fire which is said to have occurred at the plant several months ago. Theaccident has postponed start-up of a new 44,000 b/d hydrocracker planned at thesite. Unit commissioning, which was originally programmed for August last...