Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP), has signed the finance documents for US$8.5 billion of senior project finance facilities that have been secured for the Jubail refinery. The Company is 62.5% owned by Saudi Aramco and 37.5% owned by TOTAL. The finance documents were signed on June 24, 2010, according to a latest report carried by Saudi Aramco's web-site. The availability of the financing marks another important step in the progress of this 400,000 barrel per day world-class, full conversion refinery in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, which is scheduled to be operational in 2013. --MORE