Aramco’s Ras Tanura units to shut down in April

21 March 2007 13:47  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--Saudi Aramco is scheduled to shut down facilities at its 550,000 bbl/day Ras Tanura refinery towards the end of April, an industry source said on Wednesday.

 

The shutdown was expected to start on 26 April and continue until mid-May. The units affected include a 225,000 bbl/day condensate splitter and up to 325,000 bbls/day of crude distillation capacity.

 

Associated secondary units, including a 50,000 bbl/day hydrocracker and a reforming unit, will also be shut down.

 

Ras Tanura is the most complex of Saudi Aramco’s five domestic refineries, with most of the refinery’s production allocated for domestic use.

 

By: James Dennis
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