沙特计划斥资18亿美元建造两大石化装置

据油气新闻网站4月8日消息 总部位于沙特的先进石化公司（Advanced Petrochemical）表示，该公司已与韩国领先集团SK Gas签署协议，在沙特建设和运营丙烷脱氢（PDH）和聚丙烯装置两大石化设施，投资额达18亿美元。

沙特集团表示，根据协议，其子公司先进全球投资公司（AGIC）将与韩国公司成立一家新的合资企业先进聚烯烃公司，以确保这两家工厂在朱拜尔工业城的顺利运营。

丙烷脱氢工厂的丙烯年总产能将达到84.3万吨，而丙烷脱氢工厂的聚丙烯年产量将达到80万吨左右。

据AGIC称，整个项目将由股东出资25%，其余75%将由合资公司通过向贷款人借款进行融资。

根据该协议，AGIC将拥有合资公司85%的股权，该股权将由先进石化出资，其余15%将由SKGP持有。

AGIC已经与美国鲁玛斯技术公司签署了一项许可协议，为843 KTA丙烷脱氢工厂提供Catofin技术，另外两个许可协议与意大利巴塞尔Poliolefine签订，分别为两个400 KTA产能的聚丙烯工厂提供Spheripol和Spherizone技术。

沙特集团已经为该项目签约了项目管理顾问。

王磊 摘译自 油气新闻

原文如下：

Saudi group set to build two major petchem units for $1.8bn

Saudi-based Advanced Petrochemical Company said it has signed an agreement with leading South Korean group SK Gas for the construction and operation of two major petrochemical facilities - a propane dehydrogenation (PDH) and a polypropylene unit - in the kingdom at an investment of $1.8 billion.

The Saudi group said, as per the deal, its subsidiary Advanced Global Investment Company (AGIC) will set up a new joint venture, Advanced Polyolefins Company, along with the Korean firm for the smooth operation of these two plants being set up at Jubail Industrial City.

The PDH plant will boast a total capacity of 843,000 tonnes per annum of propylene, while the PDH facility will manufacture around 800,000 tonnes per annum of polypropylene.

According to AGIC, the entire project will be financed 25% by equity from shareholders and remaining 75% will be financed by JV Co through borrowing from lenders.

Under this agreement, AGIC will own 85 per cent equity stake in JV Co which will be financed by Advanced while the remaining 15 per cent will be owned by SKGP.

AGIC already has signed a licence agreement with Lummus Technology, US for the supply of Catofin Technology for the 843 KTA PDH plant besides two other licence pacts with Basell Poliolefine Italia for the supply of Spheripol Technology and Spherizone Technology for two PP plants with capacity of 400 KTA each.

The Saudi group has already signed up project management consultants for the project, it added.