Saudi Arabian Oil operates the Yanbu I cracking refinery, which is located in Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles more than 1,400 refineries worldwide, it is a non integrated cracking owned by Saudi Arabian Oil. The refinery started operations in 1983 and has a Nelson Complexity Index (NCI) of 3.9. Buy the profile here.

Key refinery processes

Crude Distillation Unit (mbd): 250
Hydrocracker (mbd): 40
Reformer (mbd): 90
Hydrotreater (mbd): 35

The capacity of the Yanbu I refinery is expected to remain the same as 250mbd by 2030.

Maintenance activities at Yanbu I cracking refinery

The Yanbu I refinery cracking witnessed one incidents during the period 2017-2022.

About Saudi Arabian Oil


Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco) is a state-owned energy and chemical company. It carries out the exploration, production and processing of crude oil and natural gas, refining, fractionation of natural gas, production of petrochemicals, and distribution of petroleum products and natural gas. The company operates wholly-owned domestic refineries and has interests in joint venture refineries with international partners. Saudi Aramco operates through a network of pipelines, bulk plants, air refueling sites and terminals. The company also operates power plants and associated transmission and distribution facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The company has subsidiaries and joint ventures across the Americas, Europe and other regions. Saudi Aramco is headquartered in Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.

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