Melaka Refinery, Malaysia

Melaka Refinery

1,700 m

total cable length

94 kW

total system output

Object description:

The Petronas Second Refinery (PSR-2) located in Melaka and is operated by Malaysia Refining Company, a subsidiary of Petronas. Commissioned in 1999, it refines indigenous crude oil into high value petroleum products for domestic and export markets.

Situation:

In 2007, the debottlenecking and revamp project was started to increase the overall Melaka refinery throughput from 130,000 to 175,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

This project included:

  • the revamp of the hydrocracker unit;
  • significant modifications to the internals of the vacuum distillation and crude distillation units;
  • the installation of additional heat exchangers;
  • modifications to other process units and associated offsites and utilities.

Task:

To protect the Melaka PSR-2 Refinery pipelines from freezing and to maintain the required temperatures.

Solution:

Our company awarded two contracts for supply of electric heating systems to the Melaka PSR-2 Refinery. To protect the pipelines from freezing and to maintain the requested temperatures, self-regulating cables BTC and BTX were chosen.

Melaka Refinery, Malaysia

Melaka Refinery, Malaysia

1,700 m

total cable length

94 kW

total system output

Object description:

The Petronas Second Refinery (PSR-2) located in Melaka and is operated by Malaysia Refining Company, a subsidiary of Petronas. Commissioned in 1999, it refines indigenous crude oil into high value petroleum products for domestic and export markets.

Situation:

In 2007, the debottlenecking and revamp project was started to increase the overall Melaka refinery throughput from 130,000 to 175,000 barrels of crude oil per day.


This project included:

  • the revamp of the hydrocracker unit;
  • significant modifications to the internals of the vacuum distillation and crude distillation units;
  • the installation of additional heat exchangers;
  • modifications to other process units and associated offsites and utilities.

Task:

To protect the Melaka PSR-2 Refinery pipelines from freezing and to maintain the required temperatures.

Solution:

Our company awarded two contracts for supply of electric heating systems to the Melaka PSR-2 Refinery. To protect the pipelines from freezing and to maintain the requested temperatures, self-regulating cables BTC and BTX were chosen.