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Petro Rabigh

Petro Rabigh Overview

Petro Rabigh – or Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company – was founded in 2005 as a $10 billion joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Japan’s Sumitomo Chemicals

Based in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia, it operates one of the world’s largest integrated refining and petrochemical complexes.

Petro Rabigh produces a broad range of industrial products, including fuels, chemicals, and polymers, supplied to industries including automotive, packaging and construction.

Petro Rabigh went public in 2008 through a $1.23 billion initial public offering, with Saudi Aramco retaining the majority stake.

It owns and operates a large industrial complex in Rabigh, which integrates refining and petrochemical processes to maximise value from raw materials.

Petro Rabigh says it is committed to sustainability and improving its environmental footprint, including upgrading production facilities and enhancing energy efficiency.

Petro Rabigh News

South Korea's SGC will construct an ethylene-vinyl acetate plant in Saudi Arabia's Jubail Industrial City

Sipchem to build new $189m Saudi petchem facility

Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) has awarded a $189 million contract to a South Korean contractor to build a new petrochemicals facility in Saudi Arabia. The project was won by SGC Engineering & Construction, an engineering, procurement and construction contractor, The Korean Economic Daily, a financial news outlet, reported. The deal involves the construction of […]

Aramco will acquire a 22.5% stake in Petro Rabigh from Japan's Sumitomo Chemical for $702 million

Petro Rabigh’s turnaround hinges on Aramco’s support

Saudi Aramco and Japanese company Sumitomo Chemical will inject new funds into Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Company (Petro Rabigh), as well as waive loans, in a bid to support the Saudi refinery’s turnaround strategy. As part of its plan to strengthen Petro Rabigh’s financial position, Aramco will acquire a 22.5 percent stake in the company from […]

A Sabic facility in Jubail. Margins have tumbled for Saudi petrochemicals producers

Petro Rabigh losses hit $1.7bn in fresh blow to chemicals sector

Petro Rabigh, one of the largest petrochemicals producers in Saudi Arabia, has revealed that its losses now exceed SAR6.4 billion ($1.7 billion). The listed company announced in a filing to the Saudi stock exchange that losses had reached 38.4 percent of its share capital. The business, which is part-owned by state oil giant Saudi Aramco, […]

Saudi Aramco: The rise of an oil giant

1933: Oil concession agreement signed 1935: The first test well is drilled into the Dammam Dome 1939: First tanker load of petroleum exported 1949: Oil production hits 500,000 bpd 1958: Oil production exceeds 1 million bpd annually 1962: Crude oil production hits 5 billion barrels 1976: First to produce more than 3 billion barrels of […]