Project Profile
Value: US$1,800 Million
Startup Year: 2014
Refinery: 180,000 bbl/day
Location: Limay, Bataan
The Petron Bataan Refinery (PBR), located in the province of Limay, Bataan, is the country\'s largest integrated crude oil refinery and petrochemicals complex. Inaugurated in 1961 with a capacity of 25,000 barrels per day, it has grown to its current rated capacity of 180,000 bpd.
PBR processes crude oil into a full range of petroleum products including gasoline, diesel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), jet fuel, kerosene, and industrial fuel oil. PBR also produces petrochemical feedstock benzene, toluene, mixed xylene, and propylene.
In 2011, Petron embarked on the Refinery Expansion Project (RMP-2) in celebration of PBR\'s golden anniversary. The Refinery Master Plan Phase 2 (RMP-2) is capable of increasing the propylene production by up to 200% and is able to produce higher quality fuels, to the level of Euro 5, hence surpassing the emissions level set for fuels that would eventually be sold to end-users.
RMP-2 includes a total of 19 new units. RMP-2 also involves a Logistics Master Plan (LMP) which includes construction of new storage tanks in strategic locations at the refinery, as well as modernization of a trucking fleet for improved product transportation. RMP-2 makes the refinery more competitive in the Asia-Pacific region by significantly increasing its production rate, thus improving the country\'s oil supply security. The decision to undertake this massive project was born out of the vision to make the Petron Bataan Refinery one of the most modern integrated oil refining and petrochemical complexes in Asia.
The refinery upgrade includes a 140-megawatt cogeneration plant, which will utilize petroleum coke — a fuel similar to coal, but with higher heating value — to provide power for the 180,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery. Once fully operational, the refinery’s gasoline output will double to 36,000 bpd.
Operator:
Petron Corp.: Operator with 100% interest
Contractors:
Consortium for EPC:
Daelim Industrial
Axens
Foster Wheeler
Universal Oil Products (UOP) LLC (Honeywell)
CB&I Lummus
Foster Wheeler AG (through a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group): Contract by Petron Corporation to provide operator training, commissioning, and start-up assistance services for the new delayed coking unit at Petron’s Bataan Refinery in the Philippines.