KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PRefChem) expects its refinery to be ready for commercial operations by the fourth quarter of this year, after starting its refinery with the firing up of the Complex’s Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) today.
In a statement, it said the refinery would provide feedstock for the integrated petrochemicals complex which has the capacity to produce 3.3 million tonnes per annum.
Upon completion, the PRefChem refinery will have a refining capacity of 300,000 barrels of crude per day and produce a range of refined petroleum products, including gasoline and diesel, which will also meet Euro 5 fuel specifications.
“From the start, the project has been an unprecedented undertaking for the industry in its scale, complexity and technology.
“We set ourselves to achieve this from ground up within 60 months and, today the refinery has achieved mechanical completion and is now in full commission,” said PRefChem chief executive officer Dr Colin Wong Hee Huing was quoted as saying in the statement.
He added that this would mark the beginning of start-ups in subsequent facilities within the integrated development.
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