Kuala Lumpur, 19 July 2017 – PETRONAS recently installed the biggest Crude Distillation Column (CDC) for its Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID), currently under construction within the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC).
Designed by Sinopec Engineering and fabricated by KNM Process Systems Sdn Bhd in Gebeng, Pahang, the distillation column is able to process 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) of medium-to-heavy sour crude oil.
The CDC Column, measuring 10 metres wide and 66 metres in height weighs 1,300 tonnes, making it among the biggest single CDC in the refining industry. With its sheer magnitude, the megastructure successfully earned an entry in the Malaysia Book of Records for the biggest Crude Distillation Column.
Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of PETRONAS Refinery and Petrochemical Corporation (PRPC), Ir Dr Colin Wong Hee Huing said, "As at June 2017, the overall progress of the PIC development stood at almost 70% towards completion, and with the successful installation of the CDC, the project is on track to achieve its first refinery start-up in Q1 2019."
Present to witness the installation were PETRONAS' Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Downstream Business, Arif Mahmood and Sinopec Engineering Incorporation's Vice President, Mr Zhao Xiang Dong.
Stakeholder, Communications and Risk Management Division
PETRONAS Refinery and Petrochemical Corporation Sdn Bhd (PRPC)
