CASE STUDY SATORP, Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Co. operates a refinery and petrochemical complex that processes heavy crude oil to produce various fuels, petrochemicals and other products, like petroleum coke. It offers its products for export, domestic consumption and further processing. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. SATORP operates as a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Oil Company, which processes 400 000 BPSD of Arabian heavy crude oil and is the biggest coke-producing refinery in the Middle East. CRANES AND THE COKING PROCESS SATORP's coking unit uses a thermal process to convert heavy fractions into light petroleum products and coke. Petroleum coke is formed in big vertical drums by heating oil that condenses to a

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