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  Client: Saudi Aramco  ·  Dec 2024 - Mar 2025

Temporary Portable RO Unit for Jizan Refinery — 2,200 m³/d Utility & 4,100 m³/d DEMIN Water

About Jizan Refinery

Jizan Refinery, located on the Red Sea coast in southwest Saudi Arabia, is one of Saudi Aramco's newest facilities with a processing capacity of about 400,000 barrels per day of Arabian Heavy crude. It includes hydrotreating, hydrocracking, and sulfur recovery units producing clean fuels to international standards.

Supply & Install RO and EDI Units

The scope includes the supply of a fully equipped temporary portable RO unit to support the Jizan Refinery 2024 shutdown by providing utility water, along with all required certified manpower, tools, equipment, and consumables. The scope also encompasses the supply and installation of Electrodeionization (EDI) units to produce demineralized water per the refinery's operational requirements.

Scope of Work

IE-Consult provided complete design, engineering solution, and project management for installation and commissioning startup.

FK & Partner Co. supplied and installed six SWRO units and one BWRO unit, including pretreatment multimedia filters, antiscalant and anti-biofouling dosing systems, high-pressure pumps, and booster pumps.

Additionally, 18 EDI units were supplied and installed to produce high-quality demineralized water.

Portable RO Unit Jizan Refinery
 Plant Specifications
Equipment / ParameterApplication / Value
SWRO Units6 units — desalinated utility water
BWRO Unit1 unit — provides EDI feed water
EDI Units18 units — produce DEMIN water
PretreatmentMultimedia filters, antiscalant & anti-biofouling dosing
PumpsHigh-pressure pumps & booster pumps
Utility Water Capacity2,200 m³/Day
DEMIN Water Capacity4,100 m³/Day
Capabilities

RO & EDI System Capabilities

 Six SWRO units producing desalinated utility water
 BWRO polishing stage providing clean feed water to EDI units
 18 EDI units delivering high-purity demineralized water to refinery specifications
 Multimedia pretreatment filters protecting RO membranes from fouling
 Antiscalant and anti-biofouling dosing systems
 Temporary portable RO unit supporting the Jizan Refinery 2024 shutdown
Portable RO Unit