Satorp restarts Jubail aromatics units

Satorp's aromatics units at Saudi Arabia's Jubail refinery restarted at the end of August or early September, having been shut since early July because of technical issues at a 20,000 b/d reformer.

The 460,000 b/d Jubail refinery operated by Satorp — a joint venture between Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil firm Saudi Aramco and Total — can produce up to 700,000 t/yr of paraxylene (PX) and 140,000 t/yr of benzene.

The PX shipments are available from September, with Satorp already providing October-delivery laycans to some of its customers.