沙特阿拉伯炼油扩能将处理重质原油。沙特阿美公司于2008年6月6日宣布,计划在今后5年内使其炼油能力扩增近80%,并已与包括康菲公司在内的国外石油大公司签署建设合约。新增炼制能力的大部分将利用沙特重质原油,重质原油售价低于优质轻质原油,其生产汽油和其他石油产品也较少,而优质轻质原油主要出售至欧洲和亚洲。世界重质原油和油砂沉积物储量为5.4×10~(12)bbl,其中加拿大将占有一半的储量。 Saudi Arabian refinery expansion will handle heavy crude oil. Saudi Aramco announced on June 6, 2008 that it plans to expand its refining capacity by nearly 80% in the next five years and has signed construction contracts with major foreign oil companies including ConocoPhillips. Much of the additional refining capacity will utilize Saudi heavy crude oil, which sells at a lower cost than premium light crude oil and less gasoline and other petroleum products, while premium light crude oil is mainly sold to Europe and Asia. The world’s reserves of heavy crude oil and oil sands deposits are 5.4 × 10-12 bbl, of which Canada will account for half of the reserves.