Explosions and Fire Rock MAJOR Saudi Arabia Gas Plant

Source: October 13, 2026

BREAKING NEWS:  Explosions and fire at Fadhili gas plant belonging to Saudi Aramco in Eastern Province, near Persian Gulf Coastline.

The Fadhili Gas Plant is a major natural gas processing facility operated by Saudi Aramco in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, located about 30 km west of Jubail.

Key Details

• Location: Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia (near Jubail Industrial City)

• Commissioned: 2020

• Processing Capacity: 2.5 billion standard cubic feet per day (Bscfd) of non-associated gas

• Gas Sources:

               • Hasbah Offshore Field: Supplies roughly 2 billion scfd of high-energy gas processed for the Master Gas System (MGS).

               • Khursaniyah Onshore Field: Supplies lower-energy gas routed to an adjacent combined heat and power (CHP) plant.

• Power & Cogeneration: Connected to a 1.5-gigawatt (GW) gas-fired cogeneration plant co-owned by Aramco, the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), and ENGIE, which supplies 400 MW of power and steam back to the gas plant and 1,100 MW to the national grid.

• Environmental Technology: Uses Tail Gas Treatment to achieve over 99.9% sulfur recovery.