How is digitalization transforming Saudi Arabia’s oil industry?
Abqaiq Plants, the oldest oil processing plant in Saudi Arabia, has harnessed the power of digitalization to enhance its operations; utilizing robotics, artificial intelligence, data analytics, and IIoT.
Who owns a petrochemical facility in Saudi Arabia?
The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (¡°Aramco¡±) and TotalEnergies have taken the final investment decision for the construction of a world scale petrochemical facility in Saudi Arabia. The ¡®Amiral¡¯ complex will be owned, operated, and integrated with the existing SATORP refinery located in Jubail on Saudi Arabia¡¯s eastern coast.
What is Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq plant?
Saudi Aramco¡¯s Abqaiq Plants facility is the company¡¯s biggest oil processing and crude stabilisation facility. With a capacity of 7 million barrels per day, the facility is the primary oil processing site for Arabian extra light and Arabian light crude oils. The Abqaiq Plants facility handles crude pumped from the Ghawar field.
How old is Saudi Arabia’s oldest oil processing facility?
It provides around 5% of global oil supplies and stabilizes half of Saudi Arabia¡¯s daily oil production. However, at 70 years old, it is also our oldest oil processing facility. This naturally presented a few challenges on its journey toward becoming more digitalized ¡ª a process essential to maintaining peak performance.