VOL. XXXIX

No. 38

17-June-1996

SAUDI ARABIA

Substation Fire Causes Short-Term Disruption At Uthmaniyah Arabia Gas Plant

A fire which broke out on 3 June at an electrical substation situated upstream from the Uthmaniyah gas processing plant obliged Saudi Aramco to reduce plant operations by around 40% for five days earlier this month, before resuming normal operations on 8 June. The fire, at an Aramco-operated substation which supplies power to gas-oil separation plants (GOSPs) and...