Seeing progress
The 106 km2 JEC is seen as pivotal to the economic development of the Jazan region and as a key future driver for foreign direct investment into the Kingdom.
Saudi Aramco management toured the under-construction port, where massive dredgers could be seen at work. The site consists of a wide range of complex engineering and construction packages that will integrate to reach a processing capacity of more than 400,000 barrels per day of crude oil, providing fuels for domestic and international customers.
The Jazan Refinery complex will also be equipped with a state-of-the-art port and a four gigawatt power plant that will make the refinery entirely self-sufficient and provide power to locally owned manufacturing and service companies.
During the tour, the group stopped to meet young trainees from the Jazan Contractors Alliance for Training and Employment at Maharat. Over the next four years of the refinery project’s construction phase, Maharat is expected to train and place roughly 5,000 Saudis for construction-related jobs.
The almost fully constructed 4.9 kilometer corniche for the new JEC was the final part of the visit.
At the Jazan Project Management Office, Nasser and the management team were given an update on the overall project progress in terms of construction and operations.