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Product category: Design and Development Consultancy
News Release from: Foster Wheeler
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial Team on 26 January 2007

Malaysian refinery signs for revamp
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Foster Wheeler E and C (Malaysia) has been awarded a contract by Malaysian Refining Company for a debottlenecking/revamp project at MRC's PSR-2 Melaka Refinery in Malaysia.

Foster Wheeler E and C (Malaysia) has been awarded a contract by Malaysian Refining Company (MRC), a joint venture between Petronas and ConocoPhillips, for the basic design engineering package (BDEP) and the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPC) for a debottlenecking/revamp project at MRC's PSR-2 Melaka Refinery in Malaysia The Foster Wheeler contract value was not disclosed and the project will be included in the company's first-quarter 2007 bookings

"This award reflects our in-depth technical expertise in refining, our revamp experience, and our reputation as one of the leading EPC contractors in the industry", said Aziz Ali, Director, Foster Wheeler E and C (Malaysia).

"In addition, we have an extensive knowledge of this refinery, having been MRC's front-end engineering design contractor and project management consultant for the original PSR-2 facility, which was completed in 1999".

"We look forward to building on our close working relationship with MRC and are committed to delivering a successful project which fully satisfies our client's business objectives".

The debottlenecking and revamp project is expected to permit MRC to increase the overall refinery throughput from 130,000 to 175,000 barrels per day.

This project includes 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, and modifications to other process units and associated offsites and utilities.

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