Emirates move for refining self-sufficiency

Journal Article · Mon Sep 27 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6327870

Aalund, L R

The United Arab Emirates at the doorway to the Persian Gulf are taking steps that will make them more than self sufficient in refined products through most of this decade. Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc) heads this movement. It officially inaugurated its 120,000 b/d Ruwais refinery early this past spring. The plant had been put in operation the second half of 1981. Since then the company has let a contract for a hydrocracker for the Ruwais refinery. Adnoc also continues with a major expansion of its older Umm Al Nar refinery that will lift capacity at the plant, which is on the fringes of Abu Dhabi City, from 15,000 to 75,000 b/d. Ruwais, on the other hand, is some 120 miles west of Abu Dhabi City, on the Abu Dhabi to Qatar highway, and is now dubbed the UAE's first industrial city. In addition to the new refinery, the area is the hub for the large and recently completed onshore LPG gas project, which is under the wings of Gasco, a venture of Adnoc, CFP, Shell, and Partex. Jebel Dhanna, the UAE's primary crude oil shipping terminal, is also nearby. To provide housing for the workers and their families who man these facilities, a complete new town has been built from the sand up near Ruwais. This small town, complete with hospitals, schools, sidewalks, and other necessities and amenities, may have a population of 50,000 within several years.

• OSTI ID: 6327870
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Oil Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 80:39; ISSN OIGJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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