Ras Tanura: The creation of a clean-fuels complex
The primary objective of the Ras Tanura Refinery Clean Fuels Project is to enable the Ras Tanura refinery—the largest refinery in Saudi Arabia—to produce transportation fuels that will be compliant with future specifications.
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The Authors
Halvaci, M. - Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Mike Halvaci is a Facilities Planning Consultant in the Facilities Planning Department of Saudi Aramco. He has more than 30 yr of experience in refinery operations, economics and project development. He joined Saudi Aramco in 2000 and has been involved in the development of numerous refinery projects within the Saudi Aramco system. Mr. Halvaci earned Bch and MS degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Tulsa.
Subaie, E. A. - Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Emad Al Subaie is a Work Director in the Facilities Planning Department of Saudi Aramco. He has 14 yr of experience in refining and project development. He started his career in 2007 as a process engineer in the Yanbu refinery, where he worked in several operations and engineering units. He earned a Bch degree in chemical engineering from Soongsil University in South Korea.
Fudhail, N. A. - Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Noaman Al Fudhail is a Work Director with the Facilities Planning Department of Saudi Aramco. He has more than 23 yr of experience in refinery operations, engineering
and project development. He joined Saudi Aramco in 1997 as a process engineer in the Ras Tanura refinery, where he advanced his technical and leadership skills during his
14-yr tenure. He earned a Bch degree in chemical engineering from the University of Washington.
Pierre, C. - Axens, Rueil-Malmaison, France
Christophe Pierre is Reforming Product Line Manager, Gasoline Product Line Technology and Technical Support Business Division, for Axens. He joined Axens in 2002 as a Process Engineer in the engineering department and moved later as Project Manager for reforming and gasoline projects. Pierre joined the technology group in 2007 and was in charge of reforming and isomerization technologies related to gasoline pool problematics. In 2014, he became Technology Team Manager in charge of aromatics proposals, and then gasoline proposals. In 2022, he was appointed as Reforming Product Line Manager in the Gasoline Product Line Technology and Technical Support Business Division. Pierre holds an engineering degree from the École Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques and was post-graduated from IFP school.
Rousseau, E. - Axens, Rueil-Malmaison, France.
Emilie Rousseau is the Sales Development Manager for Process Licensing at Axens. She has more than 14 yr of experience in the hydrocarbon processing industry. Ms. Rousseau joined Axens in 2009 as a strategic marketing engineer, moving to process licensing in 2018. She earned a chemical engineering degree from the École Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques in Toulouse, France; an MS degree in chemical engineering from Imperial College of London; and an MS degree in energy economics and corporate management from the IFP School in Rueil-Malmaison, France.
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