GAS Arabian Services Co announced that it has secured a $13.5 million EPC contract from Saudi Arabia’s Advanced Petrochemical Co.
The scope of the contract includes constructing a pipeline system from the PDH unit of Advanced Petrochemical Co to the cracking unit of United Petrochemical Co, an affiliate of SABIC.
According to the a statement from Advanced Petrochemical Co, the pipeline project will create value addition to both companies by reducing the carbon foot print through adopting circular economy concept, upgrading the by-products containing high value chemicals from the stream with a positive environmental and financial impact for both parties.
Advanced Petrochemical Co produces 455,000 tons per year of propylene and 450,000 tons per year of polypropylene from its production facility located in Jubail Industrial City, in the Eastern coast of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The company wants to continue collaboration with local businesses to upgrade various potential byproducts streams to high value products, enhancing integration among the industrial companies and increasing operational efficiency in Jubail.