Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been awarded a contract from Saudi Aramco Lubricating Oil Refining Co. (Luberef) to provide project management consulting (PMC) services for an expansion project at its lube oil refinery in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.
Jacobs is providing PMC services for both inside battery limits (ISBL) and outside battery limits (OSBL). The ISBL services include a new lube oil unit, a new sulfur complex, a new hydrogen manufacturing unit, and an expansion of the propane de-asphalting unit. The OSBL services involve all utilities, tanks and infrastructure.
The Yanbu Refinery expansion is expected to increase base oil production to meet future demands for high quality GR-II and GR-III base oils; increase the GR-I Bright stock to almost double current production; and produce higher-value byproducts (naphtha, diesel, and kerosene).
“Jacobs is delighted to continue our partnership with Luberef by working on this significant project at the Yanbu Refinery,” said Jacobs Group Vice President, Bassim D. Shebaro. “After our successful FEED efforts, we welcome the opportunity to continue to support Luberef’s production of higher-grade clean fuels.”