VOL. XL

No. 29

21-July-1997

SAUDI ARABIA

Second Phase Of Ras Tanura Refinery Upgrading Program Under Consideration; RabighUpgrading Program Expected Soon

With the $1.5bn Ras Tanura refinery upgrading project now on target for completion inmid-1998, attention is shifting to a possible second phase of upgrading and expansion atthe east coast plant. Saudi Aramco is expected to begin commissioning the various unitsenvisaged under the first phase of the Ras Tanura upgrading program early next year...