Samref Yanbu Refinery

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Summary Information

• Ownership: SAMREF (Saudi Aramco, Exxon)
• Website: http://www.samref.com.sa/
  • http://www.saudiaramco.com/
  • List of Saudi Aramco Refineries
• Location: Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
• Capacity: 11.25 million tons/annum & 225,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Brief Description

• The refinery was built on 165 hectares in the industrial park, and is a hydro skimming facility mainly serving the domestic market.
• SAMREF is the world’s largest single-train crude oil refinery

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation
• Propane Deasphalting (PDA) Unit
• Diesel Hydro-treating Complex

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:
• Total: There are 74 tanks in the tank farm with a capacity of 12 million barrels

Crude Supply

• Arabian crude oil is received from the Yanbu' Crude Oil Terminal

Products Produced

• LPG, gasoline, jet fuel, diesel oil, Base Oil and fuel oil

Ongoing Projects

• The lubricants plant is being expanded
• KBR will provide technology licensing and basic engineering services to revamp and almost double the capacity of Luberef's existing Propane Deasphalting (PDA) Unit. The existing PDA unit, which is currently based on conventional SDA technology, will be converted to KBR's ROSE technology. In addition to increasing production volumes, the PDA revamp will allow Luberef to increase the production of brightstock and by-products
• A clean fuels project is under way

Other Information

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History

• 1983 - Refinery operations began
• 2005 - Diesel Hydro-treating Complex commissioned
• 2009 - WorleyParsons awarded front-end engineering design (FEED) and full responsibility for engineering, procurement, and construction of the clean fuels project

Relevant Links

• Refinery Webpage
• Aramco to shut Yanbu refinery in Feb for maintenance
• KBR to Implement ROSE(R) Technology for Luberef Yanbu Refinery Revamp
• SAUDI ARABIA - YANBU REFINERY DHT COMPLEX
• SAMREF clean fuels project award

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