Fujian PC,ExxonMobil,Aramco Sign Contract for Refining & Ethylene JV

摘要

Beijins-Fujian Petrochemical,ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco have signed a contract for a refining and ethylene joint venture project in Quanzhou,Fujian Province,China(PCN,5 Feb 07,p 3).The joint venture will expand an existing refinery at the site to 240,000 b/d from 80,000 b/d currently and will mainly refine and process sour Arabian crude.The project will also construct an 800,000-t/y ethylene steam cracker,an 800,000-t/y polyethylene unit,a 400,000-t/y polypropylene unit and a 700,000-t/y paraxylene facility.