PetroRabigh ... expanding

Name of client: Saudi Aramco, Sumitomo     Chemical Company
Budget: $1 billion
Facility type: Sulphuric Acid plant
Sector: Petrochemicals
Status: EPC ITB
Location: Rabigh
Feed: KBR (Kellogg Brown & Root),    JGC Corp
PMC: JGC Corp

Background
Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical Company have formed a joint venture to expand the PetroRabigh integrated refinery and petrochemical complex at the Red Sea coast of Rabigh, Saudi Arabia. The proposed scheme, known as Petro Rabigh phase 2, includes the expansion of the ethane cracker and the construction of five petrochemical plants, an aromatics complex and an ethylene cracker debottlenecking plant, along with at least 15 downstream chemical production plants.

Project status
December 2015: The completion date of its planned Phase II expansion will be delayed by nine months, forcing up the cost of the project and pushing the company to seek more cash from shareholders.

Project scope
The project scope includes:
• Building Poly-ether Polyols Plant with a capacity of 220,000 tonnes per year;
• Producing 17,000 barrels per day naphtha treating unit to produce clean fuel;
• Producing 106,000 tonnes per year Sulphur recovery unit (SRU);
• Expansion of the existing ethane cracker; and
• Construction of an aromatic complex and an ethylene plant

Project schedule
Feasibility Study Q1-2010
Feed ITB Q2-2011
Feed Q4-2012
PMC Q4-2013
EPC ITB Q4-2015
Engineering & Procurement Q1-2016
Construction Q1-2017
Completion Q2-2019