Riyadh Refinery | Oil&Gas Middle East (Jan 24, 2023)

The Riyadh Refinery, operational since 1975, is a wholly owned Saudi Aramco facility, is located in the Kingdom’s central area and receives its crude from the EastWest pipeline. It is the the only major refinery serving the Saudi capital and its surrounding central region. With a crude processing capacity of approximately 126,000–130,000 bpd, it is the smallest of Saudi Aramco's domestic refineries by throughput, but plays a strategically critical role in supplying transportation fuels to the Kingdom's most populous urban center. The refinery has a Nelson Complexity Index (NCI) of 7.7, reflecting a moderately complex configuration with cracking and vacuum distillation capabilities. Annual throughput capacity is equivalent to approximately 6.5 million tonnes per year.

The refinery receives its crude oil feedstock via the East-West Pipeline (Petroline), which transports Arabian crude from the Eastern Province across the Kingdom to the west coast and inland facilities. This pipeline connectivity makes the Riyadh Refinery independent of the Arabian Gulf export infrastructure, ensuring reliable crude supply to the landlocked capital.

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