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.
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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.
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