Saudi Arabia downstream news

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been awarded a three-year, general engineering services contract from Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Co. Ltd.

Jacobs and Expertise Contracting Co. have signed a plant maintenance and turnaround Memorandum of Understanding in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The contract covers the design, engineering, material specifications and procurement for two 7-kilometre special material pipelines that will transport ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO) from Sadara plants to PlasChem Park, a collaborative effort between Sadara and the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY).

Saudi Aramco has partnered with Sutherland and Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University for a social development programme for women in Saudi Arabia.

SABIC and ExxonMobil have created a new joint venture to advance the development of a Gulf Coast Project.

Saudi Aramco and SABIC have awarded a crude oil-to-chemicals project management and FEED contract to KBR.

Saudi Aramco has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd to develop and build an integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex.

Saudi Aramco and Total have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build a large petrochemical complex.

The company’s methyl methacrylate monomer and polymethyl methacrylate plants are set to start commercial operations in Saudi Arabia.

Sadara Chemical Co.’s mixed feed cracker in Saudi Arabia has passed all of its performance tests. TechnipFMC provided technology and front-end engineering design for the cracker.