Ras Tanura refinery

Rs Tanura is a very large, medium complexity refinery located in Saudi Arabia.

The refinery is owned and operated by Aramco.

Refinery configuration

Complexity: 10.2

Major process units:

Atmospheric distillation - 550 kbpd

Condensate splitter   

Vacuum distillation    

Visbreaker    

Hydrocracker     

C5/C6 Isomerization   

Reformer - Semiregen  unit and Continuous (CCR) unit

Naphtha hydrotreater  

Distillate hydrotreater   

Aromatics extraction   

Asphalt plant   

Location

P33Q+2WC, Najmah, Ras Tanura 32814, Saudi Arabia

Aramco website

Refinery history

1945 - Refinery commissioned with 60 kbpd

1955 - Reformer (hydroformer) added

1957 - Diesel desulfurization added

1978 - NGL fractionation added

2011 - Diesel hydrotreater added (105 kbpd), axens technology