此举标志着对价值约50亿美元的联合石化综合体的工程研究全面启动
该综合体将与世界级旗舰合资SATORP炼厂整合，在沙特国内增加一系列新产品，提高收入，并进一步实现经济和工业的多样化。
沙特阿美总裁兼首席执行官阿敏·纳瑟尔（Amin H. Nasser）和道达尔董事长兼首席执行官帕特里克·布扬内（Patrick Pouyanné）于近日在达兰签署了一份对将在沙特阿拉伯东海岸朱拜勒建设一座巨型石化联合企业进行前期工程和设计的联合开发协议。
建造此世界综合体的消息已于2018年4月对外界宣布，该项目将位于最先进的STORP炼厂旁边。为充分利用运营协同效应，沙特阿美持有62.5%的股份，道达尔持有37.5的股份。综合体包含的混合进料裂解装置（50％乙烷和炼油厂废气）为海湾地区第一个与炼厂整合的此类装置，年产150万吨乙烯及相关高附加值石化装置。该项目投资约50亿美元，预计将于2024年启动。
为了进一步发展沙特国内下游产业，该项目还将为位于朱拜勒工业区及周边地区的其他石化和特种化工厂提供原料，以第三方投资者身份额外投资40亿美元，促进沙特经济发展。整个综合体将投资约90亿美元，有望创造8,000个当地直接和间接就业机会。
沙特阿美首席执行官阿敏·纳瑟尔表示：“石化行业在全球范围内发展迅速，并且是未来增长引擎之一。 因此，SATORP第二阶段拓展是沙特阿美下游战略的一项重要增值部分，旨在将我们丰富资源组合的全部价值最大化，并将沙特定位为化工产品制造和出口中心，支持经济增长和多样化，这些都是 “愿景2030” 的组成部分。”
纳瑟尔补充道：“今天与我们的合作伙伴道达尔签署的协议将提供多层级的服务，从以前未在国内生产的、面向三大洲消费者的高价值燃料和石化产品，到为沙特国民提供有意义的就业机会和本地内容开发。SATORP将我们与道达尔的合作关系从原油买卖双方发展成为强大的长期合作伙伴。作为SATORP项目之旅的一部分，我们很高兴见证了又一个重要的里程碑。”
道达尔董事长兼首席执行官帕特里克·布扬内说道：“基于世界上最大、最高效的炼油厂SATORP的成功开发，我们很高兴通过启动另一个新的巨型项目来翻开我们友好合作的的新篇章。这个世界级的综合体也符合通过最大化我们主要平台内的协同作用、充分利用低成本原料和利用快速增长的亚洲聚合物市场优势来开拓亚洲市场的战略。
继2018年4月签署谅解备忘录后，双方今天也重申了他们对沙特阿拉伯燃料零售业务联合开发的承诺。
Saudi Aramco and Total launch engineering studies to build a giant petrochemical complex in Jubail
Event marks the launch of the engineering study of a joint petrochemical complex at a value of approximately $5 billion dollars.
The complex will be integrated with the world-class SATORP refinery, the flagship JV of both companies, adding a new slate of products in the Kingdom, boosting revenue, and further diversifying its economic and industrial activities.
Amin H. Nasser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Aramco and Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Total, signed recently in Dhahran the joint development agreement for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of a giant petrochemical complex in Jubail, on Saudi Arabia's eastern coast.
Announced in April 2018, the world-class complex will be located next to the SATORP state of the art refinery, operated by Saudi Aramco (62.5%) and Total (37.5%), in order to fully exploit operational synergies. It will comprise a mixed-feed cracker (50% ethane and refinery off-gases) – the first in the Arabian Gulf region to be integrated with a refinery – with a capacity of 1.5 million tons per year of ethylene and related high-added-value petrochemical units. The project represents an investment of approximately $5 billion dollars and is scheduled to start-up in 2024.
In a move to further develop downstream industries in the Kingdom, the project will also provide feedstock for other petrochemical and specialty chemical plants located in the Jubail industrial area and beyond, representing an additional $4 billion investment by third party investors, benefitting the Saudi economy. The overall complex will represent an investment of approximately $9 billion and is expected to create 8,000 local direct and indirect jobs.
Saudi Aramco CEO Amin H. Nasser said: “The petrochemicals sector has been undergoing significant growth globally and is one of the future growth engines. Thus, SATORP’s second-phase expansion represents a significant value addition in Saudi Aramco's downstream strategy to maximize the full value of our vast resources portfolio and position the Kingdom as a chemicals manufacturing and exports hub, supporting economic growth and diversification as part of Vision 2030."
Nasser added: "Today's signing with our partner Total will deliver on multiple levels, from high-value fuels and petrochemical products never manufactured in the Kingdom before, destined for consumers on three continents to meaningful job creation for Saudi men and women and local content development. Our partnership with Total has evolved from a buyer-seller relationship of crude oil to one that has progressed to a strong long term partnership through SATORP and today we're pleased to commemorate another major milestone as part of the SATORP journey."
Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Total said: "We are delighted to write a new page of our joint history by launching a new giant project, building on the successful development of SATORP, our biggest and most efficient refinery in the world. This world-class complex also fits with our strategy to expand in petrochemicals by maximizing the synergies within our major platforms, leveraging low-cost feedstocks and taking advantage of the fast growing Asian polymer market."
Following the signature of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in April 2018, Saudi Aramco and Total have also reaffirmed today their commitment towards the joint development of fuel retail operation in Saudi Arabia.