(Arabian Oil and Gas) -- Hertel OTC, the industrial painting and insulation specialist, has won a contract to paint 67,000 m2 of piping and equipment and 26,000 m2 of pipe supports and steel structure as part of the Package 2A of the Jubail export refinery project.
The $1.2 million painting contract has been awarded to Hertel OTC by Nesma & Partners, mechanical contractors at Jubail for Technip, the engineering, procurement and construction contractor.
The Jubail export refinery is expected to process 400,000 barrels of Saudi heavy crude per day to produce high quality transportation fuels and petrochemical for markets in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
Robert Wakefield, Director Business Development at Hertel OTC, says: ⌠We have been working with Nesma for more than 15 years and are delighted to have this opportunity to work on this landmark project.
It is expected that the Jubail refinery in Saudi Arabia will process up to 400,000 barrels of oil per day when completed.