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To: Michael.SF.

Whoops, I got only Aramco’s share of a couple joint owned refineries.

From your link:

Existing Aramco Domestic Refining Capacity (’000 bpd)
Refinery Total

Ras Tanura 550
Rabigh 385
Samref (Yanbu) 400
Sasref (Jubail) 305
Yanbu 237
Riyadh 122
Jeddah 85
Total 2,084
Average 347

300k BPD really isn’t out of line. I know Iraq has begun the planning of 4 different refineries. It will be a significant addition for them when all are built.


11 posted on 06/02/2010 8:37:30 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney
300k BPD really isn’t out of line

You are right, it is not out of line. 300K BPD is a fair to large sized refinery.

But I wonder what is the intended market for the product from this refinery?

If it is Iraq, then that would represent a reasonable size to build. If it is for the world market, then 300 BPD seems a bit undersized.

The direction the mideast seems to be headed is increasing their refining capacity to deliver finished product to the world market. Testimony to this is the plans (some now on hold) to build much larger refineries.

14 posted on 06/02/2010 9:08:22 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (Even Hitler had Government run health care, but at least he got the Olympics for Germany)
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