Saudi Aramco Acquires Final Strategic Storage Site

AL-QASIM, Saudi Arabia, February March 01, SPA -- Saudi Aramco
officially took control of the al-Qasim Strategic Storage Site
recently with a ceremony for the signing of the initial delivery
certificate.


Mustafa M. Al-Mahdi, manager of the Domestic Sales and Logistics
Department and Saudi Aramco’s Saudi Strategic Storage Project (SSSP)
representative, thanked those in attendance and complimented the
parties on their cooperation during the construction and
commissioning of the project.


He said that cooperation was an extension of the spirit that
prevailed during the development of the storage sites in Riyadh,
Jeddah, Abha and Madinah. Those four sites are operated, maintained
and managed by Saudi Aramco, he said, using the highest safety
standards during implementation and commissioning.

Musa‘id A. Al-Sayigh, director general of SSSP, praised Saudi Aramco
for its constructive role in implementing the mega-project, according
to a latest report carried by Saudi Aramco's web-site.

At the end of the celebration, Al-Mahdi thanked all those who worked
on the project and expressed his appreciation for their dedication
and cooperation in the interests of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


This is the fifth and last of the strategic storage sites to be
delivered to Saudi Aramco for management and operation, and these
sites have become integral components of the company’s petroleum
distribution network.


Saudi Aramco and the storage program coordinate to meet the
Kingdom’s need for petroleum products during peak demand, Al-Mahdi
said.


The sites have also provided Saudi Aramco with the flexibility to
perform periodic maintenance on refineries without transporting
refined products from one area to another.

--SPA








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