(MENAFN) Saudi Aramco has shut down its 90,000 barrel per day crude oil refinery in Jeddah for further notice, industry sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday for a reported.
For years Aramco had been considering whether to shut the refinery due to age and environmental concerns.
Started operating in 1967, the facility served much of the country's western region and its closure will increase demand at other Saudi facilities.
It produced liquefied petroleum gas, petrol, diesel, asphalt and jet fuel, and exported naphtha.
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