據阿拉伯貿易網利雅德4月17日消息，根據領先的數據和分析公司GlobalData稱，預計石化項目將推動沙特阿拉伯油氣價值鏈中即將啟動的項目，占到2025年前預計開始運營的項目總數的61%。

　　GlobalData在其報告《2025年前中東石油和天然氣項目展望》中表示，在這些項目中，新建項目占主導地位，占84%，其余都是擴建項目，

　　報告顯示，石化項目數量最多，為50個，其次是中游項目，為18個，煉油廠項目為8個，上游(油氣田)項目為6個。

　　GlobalData指出，在沙特阿拉伯即將投產的石化項目中，沙特阿美道達爾煉油和石化公司的朱拜勒乙烯工廠是一個大型項目，產能為150萬噸/年。這個耗資16億美元的工廠為朱拜勒工業城的其他石化和專用化學品公司提供原料。

　　GlobalData石油和天然氣分析師Soorya Tejomoortula表示:“沙特在石化行業的大舉投資是其2030愿景計劃的一部分，該國的目標是減少對上游行業的依賴，并進入其他領域。”

　　Tejomoortula表示:“作為其業務多元化戰略的一部分，沙特阿美去年已經以大約690億美元的價格收購了該國石化巨頭沙特基礎工業公司(沙比克) 70%的股份。”

　　根據GlobalData稱，2021年至2025年期間，預計將有18個中游項目在沙特阿拉伯開始運營。

　　一些關鍵的中游項目預計將在2025年前開始運營，其中包括Tanajib天然氣處理廠，日處理能力為28億立方英尺，項目成本為35億美元，以及Hawiyah Unayzah地下儲氣庫，項目成本為21億美元。天然氣處理廠是Tanajib石油項目擴建項目的一部分，而Hawiyah Unayzah地下儲氣庫有助于滿足該國天然氣需求的季節性變化。

　　Tejomoortula表示:“在上游(油氣田)部分，賈富拉天然氣田是一個關鍵的上游生產項目，計劃開始運營，總生產能力為91.67萬桶油當量/天。該項目被認為是沙特阿拉伯最大的非常規天然氣開發項目，將為國內消費提供更多天然氣，并為石化項目提供有價值的原料。”

　　張春曉 摘譯自 阿拉伯貿易網

　　原文如下：

　　Petchem projects to drive Saudi oil, gas sector by 2025

　　Petrochemical projects are expected to drive the commencement of upcoming projects across the oil and gas value chain in Saudi Arabia, accounting for 61 per cent of the total projects expected to start operations by 2025, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

　　Among these, new build projects dominate with 84%, while the rest are expansion projects, stated GlobalData in its report, Middle East Oil and Gas Projects Outlook to 2025.

　　The report reveals that petrochemical projects will be the highest with 50, followed by midstream with 18, refinery at eight, and upstream (fields) at six.

　　GlobalData pointed out that among the upcoming petrochemical projects in the kingdom, the Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company's Al Jubail Ethylene Plant is a major project with a capacity of 1.5 mtpa.The $1.6 billion plant provides feed stock to other petchem and speciality companies in the Jubail industrial city.

　　Soorya Tejomoortula, Oil & Gas Analyst at GlobalData, said: "Saudi Arabia’s aggressive investments in the petrochemicals sector is part of its 2030 vision plan, where the country aims to reduce its dependence on the upstream sector and diversify into other segments."

　　"The state-owned company, Saudi Aramco, already acquired 70% stake in the country’s petrochemical giant, Saudi Basic Industries (Sabic), last year for approximately $69 billion as part of its strategy to diversify from the upstream sector," said Tejomoortula.

　　According to GlobalData, 18 midstream projects are expected to start operations in Saudi Arabia during 2021 to 2025 period.

　　Some of the key midstream projects expected to start operations by 2025 include the Tanajib gas processing plant with a capacity of 2.8 billion cu ft per day and a project cost of $3.5 billion and Hawiyah Unayzah underground gas storage site costing $2.1 billion. The gas processing plant is part of expansion of the Tanajib oil project, while Hawiyah Unayzah underground gas storage site helps to meet seasonal variations in gas demand in the country.

　　Tejomoortula said: "In the upstream (fields) segment, Jafurah is a key upstream production project, which is set to begin operations with a total production capacity of 916.7 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day.""The project, considered as the largest unconventional gas development in Saudi Arabia, will provide additional gas for domestic consumption and valuable feedstock to petchem projects," he added.