Jacobs FEED-ing lube oil expansion project in Saudi Arabia
Jacobs Engineering Group was awarded a contract from Saudi Aramco Lubricating Oil Refining Co. (Luberef) to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services to support an expansion project at its lube oil refinery in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.
Officials did not disclose the contract value. However, they noted that based on the outcome of the feasibility study the overall expansion project cost was estimated at approximately $1 billion.
Under the agreement, Jacobs is providing FEED services for both inside battery limits (ISBL) and outside battery limits (OSBL). The ISBL services involve a new lube oil unit (hydrocracking, iso-dewaxing/hydrofinishing), a new sulfur complex and an expansion of the propane de-asphalting unit; the OSBL services involve all utilities and infrastructure.
Jacobs' Leiden, The Netherlands, office is managing the overall project, while the infrastructure and buildings services are being executed by Jacobs' Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, office. Additionally, Jacobs' office in Mumbai, India, is executing selected design elements.
The Yanbu refinery expansion is intended to increase base oil production to meet future demands for high quality G-II and G-III base oils and increase the GR-I Bright stock to almost double current production; produce higher-value byproducts (naphtha, diesel, kerosene); and satisfy Saudi requirements for drilling fluid, which is currently imported.
Luberef is a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Jadwa Industrial Investment Jacobs is a provider of technical, professional and construction services.
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