Foster Wheeler has been awarded the basic design engineering package (BDEP) and the EPC contract for a debottlenecking/revamp project at the MRC PSR-2 Melaka Refinery in Malaysia.

Foster Wheeler 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 the MRC PSR-2 Melaka Refinery in Malaysia. '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+C (Malaysia): 'In addition, we have an extensive knowledge of this refinery, having been the MRC 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 upon 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.