At first glance, the Ju‘aymah NGL Fractionation Plant (JNGLF) near Ras Tanura looks like most of Saudi Aramco's gas processing facilities, but in fact it is the largest fractionation plant in the world. An expansion of JNGLF with a fourth fractionation module, built under the Hawiyah NGL program and commissioned in July 2009, brought the fractionation capacity of the plant up to 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd), which, according to independent industry sources, makes it the world's largest. With a fractionation capacity of up to 1.1 million barrels per day, the Ju‘aymah NGL Fractionation Plant is ranked as the world's largest by independent sources. The plant got the ranking after it was expanded with a fourth fractionation unit as part of the Hawiyah NGL Project. The plant produces ethane, propane, butane and heavier gases. JNGLF can export and import butane and natural gasoline to and from Ras Tanura and will be able to exchange propane with Ras Tanura, once an ongoing propane pipeline project is completed, according to a latest report carried by Saudi Aramco's web-site.
