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[Saudi Arabia] Amiral Complex

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Saudi Aramco and Total announce MOU with JXTG to build new Ethylidene Norbornene (ENB) Facility as part of Amiral
May 14, 2020

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Saudi Aramco and Total announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (JXTG), a Japanese oil and gas and chemical company and the world’s leading Ethylidene Norbornene (ENB) producer.

Under the MoU, JXTG plans to invest in a 23,000 tons per year state-of-the-art ENB plant, that will use feedstock from the Amiral complex in Jubail, located on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast. JXTG has launched the feasibility study of the ENB plant in April 2020.

ENB is an important component in the manufacture of Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM), an advanced heat and weather resistant synthetic rubber used primarily in the automotive and construction industries. Demand for ENB has been increasing strongly alongside growth in the automotive production sector.

This specialty chemical project will be located in the new value park of the large-scale chemical complex of Amiral. It will give JXTG access to a reliable supply of feedstock and energy, with large infrastructure, to better serve customers directly in the Middle East and in other regions.

Fayez Al-Sharef, Saudi Aramco’s Director, Amiral Program, said, “We are pleased to be working with JXTG on this project. This MOU is confirmation of our commitment to the Amiral project. JXTG, through their leading-edge technology, will be able to produce ENB for the first time in the Middle East region. It marks yet another milestone in the development of the Saudi chemical industry – a key element of achieving the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 Plan.”

Jean-Jacques Mosconi, Senior Vice President of Total for the Amiral project added, “The addition of JXTG and their ENB project to the growing list of investors in the value park of Amiral is great news. The participation of JXTG will add significant strength and value to the Amiral project and is another demonstration of our successful long-standing partnership with Saudi Aramco”.

About the Amiral complex

Announced in April 2018, the world-class complex is a joint venture between Saudi Aramco (62.5%) and Total (37.5%) and will be located next to the SATORP refinery, in order to fully exploit operational synergies. It will comprise a mixed-feed cracker – the first in the Gulf region to be integrated with a refinery – with a capacity of 1.5 million tons per year of ethylene and related high-added-value chemical units and is scheduled to start-up in 2025.

The project will provide feedstock to other chemical and specialty chemical plants that will be located in the value park of the Amiral complex, in the same industrial area in Jubail.
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[Saudi Arabia] SATORP - Amiral Complex

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Aramco and TotalEnergies to build a giant petrochemical complex in Saudi Arabia

Dhahran/Paris, December 15, 2022 – 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. The investment decision is subject to customary closing conditions and approvals.

The petrochemical facility will enable SATORP to convert internally produced refinery off-gases and naphtha, as well as ethane and natural gasoline supplied by Aramco, into higher value chemicals, helping to advance Aramco’s liquids to chemicals strategy.

The complex will comprise of a mixed feed cracker capable of producing 1.65 million tons per annum of ethylene, the first in the region to be integrated with a refinery. It will also include two state-of-the-art polyethylene units using Advanced Dual Loop technology, a butadiene extraction unit, and other associated derivatives units.

The project alone represents an investment of around $11 billion, of which $4 billion will be funded through equity by Aramco (62.5%) and TotalEnergies (37.5%). Its construction is scheduled to begin during the first quarter of 2023 with commercial operation targeted to start in 2027.

Eventually, the complex will provide feedstock to other petrochemical and specialty chemical plants, located in the Jubail industrial area, which will be built, owned and operated by globally renowned downstream investors, entailing an estimated additional $4 billion of investments. This will support the establishment of key manufacturing industries such as carbon fibers, lubes, drilling fluids, detergents, food additives, automotive parts and tires.

The overall complex, including adjacent facilities, is expected to create 7,000 local direct and indirect jobs.

In July 2022, SATORP was the first MENA refinery to be certified ISCC+, an international recognition towards its circular initiatives, such as the recycling of plastic and used cooking oil. A first batch of recycled plastic was processed by the refinery in November 2022.


Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Officer Amin H. Nasser said: “Our long-standing relationship with TotalEnergies has been further strengthened by this important project, which represents an opportunity for us to showcase the potential for cutting edge liquids to chemicals technologies that support the circular economy. With this collaboration we aim to expand the value chain by producing advanced chemicals more efficiently than ever before, accelerating industrial progress in the Kingdom.”

Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies said: “We are delighted to write a new page of our joint history by launching this expansion project, building on the successful development of SATORP, our biggest and most efficient refining & petrochemicals platform in the world. It also deepens the exemplary relationship between our two companies over many decades in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This world-class complex also fits with our strategy to expand sustainably in petrochemicals by maximizing the synergies within our major platforms.”


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About SATORP
The Saudi Aramco TotalEnergies Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP), the first such joint venture between the two energy companies, was established in June 2008 to build a refining and petrochemical complex in Jubail II industrial city. The refinery, whose capacity increased from 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil at its start-up in 2014 to 460,000 bpd today, is recognized as one of the most efficient in the world.
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Aramco and TotalEnergies award contracts for $11 billion Amiral project

24 June 2023

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Aramco and TotalEnergies today awarded Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts for the $11 billion "Amiral" complex, a future world-scale petrochemicals facility expansion at the SATORP refinery in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A signing ceremony took place in Dhahran attended by Amin H. Nasser, Aramco President and CEO, and Patrick Pouyanné, TotalEnergies Chairman and CEO.

The award of EPC contracts for main process units and associated utilities marks the start of construction work on the joint petrochemical expansion, following the final investment decision in December 2022. Integrated with the existing SATORP refinery in Jubail, the new complex aims to house one of the largest mixed-load steam crackers in the Gulf, with a capacity to produce 1,650 kilotons per annum of ethylene and other industrial gases.

This expansion is expected to attract more than $4 billion in additional investment in a variety of industrial sectors, including carbon fibers, lubes, drilling fluids, detergents, food additives, automotive parts and tires. It is also expected to create around 7,000 local direct and indirect jobs.

Amin H. Nasser, Aramco President & CEO, said: “Today we are taking a major step forward in further strengthening the partnership between TotalEnergies and Aramco, with the SATORP expansion project being the latest in a longstanding history of collaboration of almost five decades between both companies. As part of Aramco's growth strategy, the project is anticipated to contribute to value-addition opportunities in the Kingdom's downstream ecosystem, and we thank the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Investment for their tremendous support via the Shareek program to make this multi-billion-dollar project a reality.”

Patrick Pouyanné, TotalEnergies Chairman and CEO, said: “This landmark opens a new page in our shared history with Aramco, which we are delighted to be associated with once again. This expansion project reinforces the exemplary relationship that our two companies have enjoyed for several decades in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We would like to thank the Ministry of Energy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its support throughout the development of this world-class project.”

The signing ceremony was also attended by HE Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of South Korea, government officials from Saudi Arabia, France and South Korea and company executives from Aramco, TotalEnergies and EPC firms.

The EPC contracts were awarded to:
  • Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd — for a mixed feed cracker and utilities, with a nameplate capacity of 1,650 kta of ethylene and related industrial gases, and utilities, flares and interconnecting systems that support main packages within the facilities.
  • Maire Tecnimont — for two polyethylene units using Advanced Dual Loop technology, with a nameplate capacity of 500 kta each, and the derivative units.
  • Sinopec Engineering (Group) Saudi Co. Ltd — for Tank Farm and SATORP integration.
  • Gulf Consolidated Contractors Co. — for the transfer pipelines.
  • Mohammed Ali Al-Suwailem Trading and Contracting Co. – for industrial support facilities.
  • Mofarreh Marzouq Al Harbi and Partners Co. Ltd – for site preparation.
  • Mobarak M. AlSalomi and Partners for Cont. Co – for temporary construction facilities.
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