20 day maintenance shutdown at PetroRabigh refining and petrochemicals complex

02-Jan-13

Saudi Arabia's PetroRabigh refining and petrochemicals complex will carry out maintenance for 20 days after a power cut on Saturday forced it to halt operations, as per Reuters. The joint venture, owned by Saudi Aramco and Japan's Sumitomo Chemical, said that supplies of power and steam had been interrupted from provider Rabigh Arabian Water and Electricity Co (RAWEC). "In order to ensure the reliability of the facilities, the firm is currently examining and performing the necessary maintenance on all facilities, which is expected to take around 20 days," the statement said. PetroRabigh said the maintenance will not have a significant impact on the company's earnings. The complex has annual output capacity of 18 mln tons of refined products and 2.4 mln tons of petrochemicals.