DHAHRAN, 13 January 2004 — Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) will inaugurate its Haradh Natural Gas and Oil Development Project on Jan. 18, according to company officials.
The recently completed mega project consists of a gas plant capable of delivering 1.5 billion cubic feet of gas to the country’s Master Gas System, and a gas-oil separator plant capable of stabilizing 300,000 barrels of crude oil per day, the official said.
Haradh Gas plant is Saudi Aramco’s second facility built primarily to process large amounts of non-associated gas from gas reservoirs.
The first facility was Hawiyah Gas Plant which went on stream in 2002. In addition to gas, Haradh Gas Plant has a design capacity to deliver 170,000 bpd of condensate to Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq processing facility and can produce 90 tons of sulfur per day for export.
A statement from Saudi Aramco said that the Haradh Natural Gas and Oil Development Project will contribute immensely to achieve maximum economic growth in the country. Many industrial facilities such as petrochemical units, electricity generation and water desalination will benefit from the output of these facilities.
Saudi Aramco’s president and chief executive officer Abdullah S. Juma said the three latest mega projects — Shaybah, Hawiyah and now Haradh — show that the handling of mega projects has become a core competency of Saudi Aramco.
“These state-of-the-art projects will contribute to the ongoing expansion of Saudi industry, further enhance the investment climate, and maintain Saudi Aramco’s reliability as a leading energy supplier to the world,” he said.
