Reef Road in 2002 Ras Tanura Najmah beach, a few miles distant from the refinery area'''Ras Tanura'''
(Aramco code: RT) (Arabic: رأس تنورة) is a coastal city in the
Eastern Province of
Saudi Arabia. It is a major
oil port and oil operations center for the largest oil company in the world,
Saudi Aramco. The largest
oil refinery in the world is located in Ras Tanura.
Ras Tanura is located a short distance south of the industrial city "
Jubail." Geographically, it is considered a small peninsula. However, because the oil tankers need deeper water, Aramco built numerous artificial islands. In addition,
offshore oil rigs and production facilities are heavily used in the area, mostly by
Saudi Aramco,
Schlumberger, and
Halliburton.
Ras Tanura is very similar to
Dhahran with few differences.
Ras Tanura is also a heavily fenced-in city, and only
Saudi Aramco employees and their dependants may live inside. The residental area is called
Najmah.
Ras Tanura in fiction
In the
BBC docudrama, The Man Who Broke Britain, the
price of oil increases dramatically after a terrorist attack against the oil refinery in Ras Tanura.
Also see
External links
- Aramco Services Company site: By clicking the "communities" link, information and photo tour can be found about Ras Tanura as well as other Aramco communities.
Category:Cities in Saudi Arabia
Category:Coastal cities