Saudi Aramco and France's Total have started testing their new refinery at Jubail, three sources with knowledge of the project said, raising the prospect of full operation of the US$14 bln facility ahead of a scheduled start-up in Q3-2013, as per Reuters.
Saudi Aramco Total Refinery and Petrochemicals Company (SATORP) has fired up the boilers at the plant, and hopes to bring the first of two crude distillation units (CDU) online before year-end.
06-Sep-12 
{{comment.DateTimeStampDisplay}}
{{comment.Comments}}