Luberef signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with PETROJET Co. for Yanbu facility expansion (Growth II) at a total value of SAR 555 MM (USD148 MM), which aims to expand existing units at Yanbu facility to their maximum potential production capacity to 1.3 MMtpy in 2025 by increasing Group II base oils productions or introduce the production of Group III base oils, said Hydrocarbonprocessing.
This expansion will allow flexibility for the production of additional Group II and Group III Base Oils based on market demand. Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co (Luberef) has signed a contract with Egypt-based Petrojet for the expansion of its base oils capacity in Yanbu to around 1.3m tonnes/year by 2025, the producer said on Sunday.
The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract signed with Petrojet is valued at Saudi Riyal (SR) 555m, the company said in a statement on the Saudi bourse, Tadawul. The Phase II expansion project aims to increase the production of Group II and introduce Group III base oils, it said.
It will also allow Luberef the flexibilty to produce additional Group II and Group III base oils based on market demand, it said. Luberef, a subsidiary of energy giant Saudi Aramco, operates two production facilities on Saudi Arabia’s west coast at Jeddah and Yanbu, producing around 1.3m tonnes/year of Group I and Group II base oils.
The company’s Yanbu facility can currently produce 282,746 tonnes/year of Group I base oil and 710,000 tonnes/year of Group II base oils, the database showed.
Luberef last week reported that its 2022 net income rose by 31.7% year on year to SR1.98bn on the back of higher margins and sales volumes.
The company had raised SR4.95bn via an initial public offering (IPO) and started trading on Tadawul on 28 December 2022.
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