Ruwais
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Al Ruwais is a town located some 240 kilometers west of Abu Dhabi
city. The Ruwais industrial and housing complex has been developed by ADNOC
as a major contributor to the national economy and represents a series of multi-million-dollar investments by the company. The Ruwais story began in the 1970s, when plans were laid to transform a remote desert
site into a self-contained industrial town, geared to fulfilling the downstream requirements of Abu Dhabi's booming oil and gas industry. Centered around Takreer's Ruwais Refinery, the complex was officially inaugurated in 1982 by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, and the visionary behind Abu Dhabi's remarkable development and prosperity. Once a small fishing headland from which a handful of people scratched a seasonal living, Ruwais today is one of the most modern
industrial complexes in the Middle East
. In addition to the original 120000 barrels (19,078.5 m³)-per-day refinery, which was expanded in 1985 with the commissioning of a 27000 oilbbl/d
hydro cracker complex, major facilities at Ruwais include a natural gas liquids fractionation plant operated by Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd (GASCO
), a fertilizer plant run by Ruwais Fertilizer Industries (FERTIL), a marine terminal and a sulfur handling terminal.
Industry needs people and so Ruwais has also been developed into a model 'new town' with a population of several thousand. The Ruwais Housing Complex, covering an area of six square
kilometers, is located 10 kilometers away from the industrial plants. In line with ADNOC'S policy of offering staff and their families all modem amenities, comfortable air-conditioned housing units are set in beautifully landscaped grounds. The complex has its own shops, schools, banks, mosques, clinic and hospital, and a wide range of sporting and leisure amenities including a beach club and an 'in-house' TV and video station.
The following are the Refinery Installations:
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Ruwais Housing Complex (RHC) — which has its own shopping centers, schools, mosques, medical services, sports and recreation centers, banking and postal services, and even a cable TV and video station — covers an area of six square kilometers. It lies between Ruwais Industrial Complex and Jebel Dhana, just off the main highway running westwards into Saudi Arabia
. RHC was built in two phases between 1979 and 1984, and in line with ADNOC's policy of ensuring that employees and their families have the very best of social and welfare facilities, all efforts have been made to make it a fully integrated community.
The complex has 1,357 residential units, ranging from one-bedroom apartments to four-bedroom, double-story 'executive' villas
. All have modern furnishing and fittings and are pleasantly set amidst landscaped grounds. A large area of RHC has been planted with a variety of trees, shrubs, flower beds and lawns. It has a number of recreation parks and a
green belt around the perimeter covers 140 hectares and is planted with more than 22,000 trees. To ensure a regular supply of plants all year round, the complex has its own nursery to propagate seeding. Tills is a veritable gardener's paradise, with up to 250,000 plants in stock. Although families who live in RHC are some 250 kilometers away from Abu Dhabi, a wide range of consumer goods is available. The complex has three commercial centers with more than 40 shops and two supermarkets selling everything from foodstuffs to electrical
goods, household items and fashion-wear. The educational needs of Ruwais children, from nursery through to secondary level, are met by a total of 10 schools. Seven are managed
by the Ministry of Education and three are privately owned, offering British or Indian systems. The schools, private and government, are equipped with modern classrooms and other facilities, such as science laboratories and libraries. RHC has two recreation centers, one exclusively for women. The other is open to all and facilities include a swimming pool, gymnasium, theatre, bowling alley, general activity halls, tennis courts, library, restaurants and cafeterias. Cultural events, often involving troupes and performers from
overseas, are staged regularly at the recreation centers. For days at the seaside, residents have access to a beach dub at Jebel Dhanna, which in addition to water sports facilities has a TV and Games hall. RHC residents can always be sure of something interesting to watch
on their television sets, thanks to a local TV and video station which operates on a cable network. The complex has all the ancillary services required of a modern town, including a well-maintained road network, street lighting in all areas, and a sewage system which includes a treatment plant for recycling sewage water for irrigation purposes. Electricity and desalinated water supplies are provided directly from the refinery.
, maternity
, pediatrics
, dentistry
and ophthalmology
, on both an out-patient and in-patient basis. The emergency department, staffed by highly skilled medical officers and well-trained nurses, is open 24 hours a day and operates a round-the-clock ambulance service, not only for ADNOC employees and their families but the whole of the immediate
neighborhood. Ambulance crews are on hand, for example, to attend LO road accidents along the highway between Tarif and Sila. The RHC Clinic, which is open six days a week and is fully integrated with Ruwais Hospital, provides a comprehensive health-care programmed to all residents of the housing complex. It offers a wide range of general practitioner and specialist services, including nursing and child welfare, immunization and vaccination,
school health, dental and physiotherapy services. Ruwais Housing Complex is managed by Ruwais Housing Division, part of the ADNOC Administration Directorate.
Relative humidity is high throughout the year, averaging about 70% and reaching 95% or more in the early morning hours and late nights.
In winter the humidity may temporarily fall below 50% during a shamal (strong wind).
The rainfall at Ruwais is not accurately known but ranges approximately between 0 to 100 millimeters, averaging around 20 millimeters per year. Most of the rainfalls occur during the period November to March in the form of showers or thunderstorms. In an average year, measurable rain may fall on about 7 to 10 days.
Ruwais is a peaceful place due to less traffic. It is not like the big cities like Abu-Dhabi and Dubai. It is pollution-free and calm. For relaxing, the "Ruwaisians" (as they are sometimes called) like going to the beach, hanging out at the recreation centre which consists of a bowling alley, a huge swimming pool, cinema, theatre, library, food corner, tennis area, restaurant, a big hall and other things. Ruwais 2 park is a very common place to find people. It is situated near the two big tennis courts and a huge football court. People come there to play, hang out, or simply just to walk.
One of the other attraction is the great 3 BLUE TANKERS , Which people usually are able to climb and then sincerely watch the sun set.
Ruwais 1: Inaugurated in 1982, it consists mainly of Villas built in the style of US towns during the 1970s and 80s, some apartments, most of Ruwais' facilities like the Recreational Center and Clinic are found there. It also has the management of the complex.
Ruwais 2: Built during the interval of 2000 to 2002 it was built to accommodate the increasing numbers of employees in the refinery it consists of about 50 buildings with a
number of apartments, the main public schools and the Junior School (a part of ISC Ruwais
the other Senior School is found in Ruwais 1).
Ruwais 3: Still in progress. possibility of Ruwais mall bieng built.
http://www.alruwaismall.com/
Asian International School – The school's current principal is Mrs. Rohini Jayaram and the Vice-Principal is Mr. Muhammad al Fazi. It is located in Ruwais 2 near the park (ground).. The strength of the school is about 200 students.
The International School of Choueifat - Senior School, is located in Ruwais 1. It consists of grades 6 to 13. International School of Choueifat - Infant School, is also in Ruwais 1 and is near to the Senior School, while the Junior School, which consists of KG to grade 4, is located in Ruwais 2.
The Glenleg School of Abu Dhabi was founded in 2008 by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). It is one of the educational entities and is part of ADNOC’s educational family of learning institutions.The founding and setting up of the school is being based on a collaboration with the Glenelg Country School, a leading independent school in the USA.The curriculum of the school is American-based and leads towards the Advanced Placement (AP) examinations.
There are few Public School as well, which most Arabs tend to enroll their children in.
(Abu Dhabi National Oil Company). ADNOC is the largest investment in Ruwais, making Ruwais its major hub for its oil products.
The Shuweihat S1 Independent Water and Power Project comprises a “greenfield” power generation and water desalination facility (the “Plant”) in operation since 2004, with a power generation capacity of 1500 MW & 100 MIGD distillate.
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
city. The Ruwais industrial and housing complex has been developed by ADNOC
ADNOC
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company or ADNOC is the state-owned oil company of the United Arab Emirates . It is considered to be the world's fourth largest oil company with access to country's oil and gas reserves, .-Operations:...
as a major contributor to the national economy and represents a series of multi-million-dollar investments by the company. The Ruwais story began in the 1970s, when plans were laid to transform a remote desert
Desert
A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Most deserts have an average annual precipitation of less than...
site into a self-contained industrial town, geared to fulfilling the downstream requirements of Abu Dhabi's booming oil and gas industry. Centered around Takreer's Ruwais Refinery, the complex was officially inaugurated in 1982 by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, and the visionary behind Abu Dhabi's remarkable development and prosperity. Once a small fishing headland from which a handful of people scratched a seasonal living, Ruwais today is one of the most modern
industrial complexes in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. In addition to the original 120000 barrels (19,078.5 m³)-per-day refinery, which was expanded in 1985 with the commissioning of a 27000 oilbbl/d
hydro cracker complex, major facilities at Ruwais include a natural gas liquids fractionation plant operated by Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd (GASCO
GASCO
Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd is a natural gas company of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE. It is a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company , which owns 68% of its shares. Shell owns 15%, Total S.A. 15%, and Partex 2%. The company is managed by Mohammed Sahoo Al Suwaidi.- History :GASCO was...
), a fertilizer plant run by Ruwais Fertilizer Industries (FERTIL), a marine terminal and a sulfur handling terminal.
Industry needs people and so Ruwais has also been developed into a model 'new town' with a population of several thousand. The Ruwais Housing Complex, covering an area of six square
kilometers, is located 10 kilometers away from the industrial plants. In line with ADNOC'S policy of offering staff and their families all modem amenities, comfortable air-conditioned housing units are set in beautifully landscaped grounds. The complex has its own shops, schools, banks, mosques, clinic and hospital, and a wide range of sporting and leisure amenities including a beach club and an 'in-house' TV and video station.
Takreer Ruwais Refinery
The Ruwais Refinery was commissioned in June, 1981, and was inaugurated officially in March 1982.The following are the Refinery Installations:
- Crude Distillilation and Desalting Unit
- Naphtha HydroDesulphurisation Unit
- Catalytic Reformer Unit
- Kerosene HydroTreater Unit
- Heavy Gas Oil HydroDesulphuriser Unit
- Vacuum Unit
- Unibon Unit
- Hydrogen Unit
- Sour Water Stripping Unit
- Acid Gas removal Unit
- Refinery Utilities
- Tank Farm and Offsites
- Marine Terminal
- Unleaded Gasoline Unit
- Green Diesel
- General Utility Plant
- BeAAT Plant (Central Environmental Facilities)
Ruwais Housing Complex
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
. RHC was built in two phases between 1979 and 1984, and in line with ADNOC's policy of ensuring that employees and their families have the very best of social and welfare facilities, all efforts have been made to make it a fully integrated community.
The complex has 1,357 residential units, ranging from one-bedroom apartments to four-bedroom, double-story 'executive' villas
Villa
A villa was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity,...
. All have modern furnishing and fittings and are pleasantly set amidst landscaped grounds. A large area of RHC has been planted with a variety of trees, shrubs, flower beds and lawns. It has a number of recreation parks and a
green belt around the perimeter covers 140 hectares and is planted with more than 22,000 trees. To ensure a regular supply of plants all year round, the complex has its own nursery to propagate seeding. Tills is a veritable gardener's paradise, with up to 250,000 plants in stock. Although families who live in RHC are some 250 kilometers away from Abu Dhabi, a wide range of consumer goods is available. The complex has three commercial centers with more than 40 shops and two supermarkets selling everything from foodstuffs to electrical
goods, household items and fashion-wear. The educational needs of Ruwais children, from nursery through to secondary level, are met by a total of 10 schools. Seven are managed
by the Ministry of Education and three are privately owned, offering British or Indian systems. The schools, private and government, are equipped with modern classrooms and other facilities, such as science laboratories and libraries. RHC has two recreation centers, one exclusively for women. The other is open to all and facilities include a swimming pool, gymnasium, theatre, bowling alley, general activity halls, tennis courts, library, restaurants and cafeterias. Cultural events, often involving troupes and performers from
overseas, are staged regularly at the recreation centers. For days at the seaside, residents have access to a beach dub at Jebel Dhanna, which in addition to water sports facilities has a TV and Games hall. RHC residents can always be sure of something interesting to watch
on their television sets, thanks to a local TV and video station which operates on a cable network. The complex has all the ancillary services required of a modern town, including a well-maintained road network, street lighting in all areas, and a sewage system which includes a treatment plant for recycling sewage water for irrigation purposes. Electricity and desalinated water supplies are provided directly from the refinery.
RHC Hospital & Clinic
RHC families receive the very best of medical care. thanks to a purpose-built local clinic and a modern general hospital situated near the industrial area, 10 kilometers away. The clinic and the hospital are administered by the Medical Services Division of the Administration Directorate. Ruwais Hospital is a 36-bed acute-care facility providing the full range of general and emergency medical services, including cardiologyCardiology
Cardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...
, maternity
Maternity
Maternity or motherhood is the social and legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a mother and her child.It is specially related with the protection of the baby and the mother within and after the childbirth.-See also:...
, pediatrics
Pediatrics
Pediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician...
, dentistry
Dentistry
Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...
and ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
, on both an out-patient and in-patient basis. The emergency department, staffed by highly skilled medical officers and well-trained nurses, is open 24 hours a day and operates a round-the-clock ambulance service, not only for ADNOC employees and their families but the whole of the immediate
neighborhood. Ambulance crews are on hand, for example, to attend LO road accidents along the highway between Tarif and Sila. The RHC Clinic, which is open six days a week and is fully integrated with Ruwais Hospital, provides a comprehensive health-care programmed to all residents of the housing complex. It offers a wide range of general practitioner and specialist services, including nursing and child welfare, immunization and vaccination,
school health, dental and physiotherapy services. Ruwais Housing Complex is managed by Ruwais Housing Division, part of the ADNOC Administration Directorate.
Ruwais site conditions
The average daytime temperature within the area rarely exceeds 41 C, with extreme maximum ranging up to 50 C. In the winter months the lowest daytime mean temperature will usually not be below 20 CRelative humidity is high throughout the year, averaging about 70% and reaching 95% or more in the early morning hours and late nights.
In winter the humidity may temporarily fall below 50% during a shamal (strong wind).
The rainfall at Ruwais is not accurately known but ranges approximately between 0 to 100 millimeters, averaging around 20 millimeters per year. Most of the rainfalls occur during the period November to March in the form of showers or thunderstorms. In an average year, measurable rain may fall on about 7 to 10 days.
Inside Ruwais
Given that Ruwais is a smaller city, it enjoys a huge population of workers and employees which all enjoy the peacefulness of the town. Projects are always on the rise and work never ends but when their shifts are over the ruwaisians are never sick of watching the sunset and smoking shisha at the beach rest area, a must see attraction in Ruwais.Ruwais is a peaceful place due to less traffic. It is not like the big cities like Abu-Dhabi and Dubai. It is pollution-free and calm. For relaxing, the "Ruwaisians" (as they are sometimes called) like going to the beach, hanging out at the recreation centre which consists of a bowling alley, a huge swimming pool, cinema, theatre, library, food corner, tennis area, restaurant, a big hall and other things. Ruwais 2 park is a very common place to find people. It is situated near the two big tennis courts and a huge football court. People come there to play, hang out, or simply just to walk.
One of the other attraction is the great 3 BLUE TANKERS , Which people usually are able to climb and then sincerely watch the sun set.
Ruwais Housing Complex (RHC)
RHC was built on two parts:Ruwais 1: Inaugurated in 1982, it consists mainly of Villas built in the style of US towns during the 1970s and 80s, some apartments, most of Ruwais' facilities like the Recreational Center and Clinic are found there. It also has the management of the complex.
Ruwais 2: Built during the interval of 2000 to 2002 it was built to accommodate the increasing numbers of employees in the refinery it consists of about 50 buildings with a
number of apartments, the main public schools and the Junior School (a part of ISC Ruwais
the other Senior School is found in Ruwais 1).
Ruwais 3: Still in progress. possibility of Ruwais mall bieng built.
http://www.alruwaismall.com/
Schooling
The education in Ruwais is from three main schools, The Asian international school, International school of Chouefat and Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi.Asian International School – The school's current principal is Mrs. Rohini Jayaram and the Vice-Principal is Mr. Muhammad al Fazi. It is located in Ruwais 2 near the park (ground).. The strength of the school is about 200 students.
The International School of Choueifat - Senior School, is located in Ruwais 1. It consists of grades 6 to 13. International School of Choueifat - Infant School, is also in Ruwais 1 and is near to the Senior School, while the Junior School, which consists of KG to grade 4, is located in Ruwais 2.
The Glenleg School of Abu Dhabi was founded in 2008 by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). It is one of the educational entities and is part of ADNOC’s educational family of learning institutions.The founding and setting up of the school is being based on a collaboration with the Glenelg Country School, a leading independent school in the USA.The curriculum of the school is American-based and leads towards the Advanced Placement (AP) examinations.
There are few Public School as well, which most Arabs tend to enroll their children in.
DANAT hotel
9 km from the RHC, this seaside hotel is newly built (2004) it has an all 5 star service.Investments in Ruwais
There are large investments in Ruwais that are helping Ruwais to be wealthy and to progress. There are more plans for Ruwais and its lead by ADNOCADNOC
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company or ADNOC is the state-owned oil company of the United Arab Emirates . It is considered to be the world's fourth largest oil company with access to country's oil and gas reserves, .-Operations:...
(Abu Dhabi National Oil Company). ADNOC is the largest investment in Ruwais, making Ruwais its major hub for its oil products.
The Shuweihat S1 Independent Water and Power Project comprises a “greenfield” power generation and water desalination facility (the “Plant”) in operation since 2004, with a power generation capacity of 1500 MW & 100 MIGD distillate.
- ADWEA(SCIPCO)
- ADNOCADNOCThe Abu Dhabi National Oil Company or ADNOC is the state-owned oil company of the United Arab Emirates . It is considered to be the world's fourth largest oil company with access to country's oil and gas reserves, .-Operations:...
- TAKREER
- GASCOGASCOAbu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd is a natural gas company of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE. It is a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company , which owns 68% of its shares. Shell owns 15%, Total S.A. 15%, and Partex 2%. The company is managed by Mohammed Sahoo Al Suwaidi.- History :GASCO was...
- FERTIL
- BOROUGEBorougeBorouge, a manufacturer of polyoleofins, was founded in 1998, and is a joint venture of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and Austria's Borealis...
- Glenelg School of Abu Dhabi
- International School of ChoueifatInternational School of ChoueifatThe International School of Choueifat is a collection of international schools run by the SABIS school system in various countries of the Middle East. The first International School of Choueifat started in Choueifat, Lebanon in 1886 and later spread to various parts of the Gulf region...
- Ruwais (Ruwais Private School) - Asian International School
- Al Fardan Exchange(For remittance and foreign currency)
- Abu Dhabi Market
- Emirates General Market
- Ruwais Automatic Bakery
- Jizzin cafeteria
- Ruwais Garden restaurant
- Fathima supermarket
- UAE Exchange Centre LLCUAE ExchangeUAE Exchange is a remittance and currency exchange company based in the United Arab Emirates with operations in a number of countries. It has over 300 branches, 50 of these are in the middle east and over 200 in India through its subsidiary UAE Exchange & Financial Services...
- Al Ruwais Pharmacy
- Emirates General Market (A branch of LuLuLuLuThe LuLu was an American automobile manufactured only in 1914. Billed as "more than a cyclecar", it had a four-cylinder monobloc engine and three-speed gearing. It sold for $398....
- Adil Trading Co.
- Al Ruwais Supermarket
- Grocery Store
- Gift Shop
- Sidney 3000 Saloon
- Al Yas Saloon
- Mr.White Laundry
- Clean Go
- Kodak Express Studio
- Silver Star Fruit Restaurant
- Vegetable Market
- Fish Market
- Omeir Travel Agency Ltd.
- Stationary Shop
- Fathima Electronics
- Nayak Gift Shop
- ADCO
- SFCSFC-Science and engineering:* Brake specific fuel consumption an engineering term that is used to describe the fuel consumption of a shaft engine it terms of its output power...
(Southern Fried Chicken) - Tasty Hut Restaurant
- Dubai Restaurant
- Fathima Market
- Stalls
- Al- Safa Saloon
- Car Wash
- Al Ruwais Cafe
- Sports Shop