Extraordinary might be the best way to describe the massive petrochemical complex going up next to Rabigh Refinery along the Red Sea coast, and extraordinary probably is the best way to describe the challenges being faced by refinery employees as they strive to create a safe and seamless interface between the two facilities. Company leaders heard the details of the massive undertaking recently during the Rabigh Refinery Executive Management Safety Review. The PetroRabigh complex is a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Japanese petrochemical giant Sumitomo on a huge tract next to the refinery. The world's largest ethane cracker is under construction there as are several plants that will produce a variety of high-value petrochemicals from monomers, such as ethylene and propylene, to polymers including high-density and linear low-density polyethylenes and polypropylene products. --MORE
