Petronas lets contract for Melaka refining complex

Petronas, through a contractor, has let a contract to ABB Ltd., Zurich, to modify existing and install new electrical systems and an electrical network monitoring and control system at Petronas’ two-trained 270,000-b/d refinery complex in Sungai Udang, Melaka state, Malaysia, in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula.

As part of the contract awarded by Hyundai Engineering Co. Ltd., ABB will design and supply medium and low-voltage switchgears, variable speed drives, a direct-current uninterruptible power-supply system, and an alarm and supervisory system for the project, which will include a new substation and modification to existing substations, ABB said.

ABB’s scope of delivery under the contract will include delivery of its proprietary ABB Ability System 800xA-based process power manager that will integrate the new and existing electrical systems to provide overall control and monitoring of the electrical network, the company said.

Without disclosing a value of the order, ABB said this latest contract comes as part of the Melaka refinery’s previously announced Diesel Euro-5 project to enable the complex to meet the Malaysian government’s target for production of Euro 5-grade diesel by 2020, for which Hyundai Engineering is serving as main engineering, procurement, and construction contractor (OGJ Online, July 3, 2018).

Neither Hyundai Engineering nor Petronas, however, have disclosed further details regarding the proposed Diesel Euro-5 project, including either a timeframe for commissioning or a precise project location within the Melaka refinery.

The two-trained refinery includes the 100,000-b/d PSR-1, owned and operated by Petronas Penapisan (Melaka) Sdn. Bhd. (PPM), which processes sweet crudes and condensates, as well as the 170,000-b/d PSR-2, owned by Petronas subsidiary Malaysian Refining Co. Sdn. Bhd. but operated by PPM, which processes both sweet and sour grades (OGJ Online, Nov. 12, 2014).

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