Refining & Processing

Saudi Aramco adding sulfur-recovery units

Dec. 2, 2005

Saudi Aramco has let contracts to a subsidiary of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Pasadena, Calif., for 13 Superclaus sulfur-recovery units (SRUs) at three gas plants in Saudi Arabia. The contract value was not disclosed.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Dec. 2 -- Saudi Aramco has let contracts to a subsidiary of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Pasadena, Calif., for 13 Superclaus sulfur-recovery units (SRUs) at three gas plants in Saudi Arabia. The contract value was not disclosed.

The units will allow Saudi Aramco to achieve sulfur recovery of 98.7%.

The Kursaniyah plant will add three 900 ton/day SRUs. The Shedgum and Uthmaniyah facilities will each revamp five 550 ton/day units.