ABB receives ENMCS contract at Malaysian crude oil refinery

Multinational power and automation technology provider ABB has received a contract to modify existing and install new electrical systems and an electrical network monitoring and control system (ENMCS) at Petronas’ crude oil refinery in Melaka, Malaysia.

The Melaka Refinery is currently being upgraded to be able to comply with the Malaysian Government’s target for Euro-5 grade diesel by 2020 to improve air quality.

The contract was awarded by Hyundai Engineering, which was selected by Petronas’ subsidiary Malaysian Refining Company in February to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services at the refinery.

Under the EPC contract, Hyundai Engineering will provide services to upgrade the existing oil refining facilities to meet the new Euro-5 standard, which limits sulphur levels to a maximum of 10mg/kg.

The scope of the contract awarded to ABB involves designing and supplying medium and low-voltage switchgears and variable speed drives for the project, which includes a new substation and modification to existing substations.

ABB will also supply a direct current (DC) uninterruptible power supply system, an alarm and supervisory system, as well as its ABB Ability System 800xA based process power manager.

The objective of the power manager installation is to integrate the new and existing electrical systems for delivering overall control and monitoring of the electrical network.

ABB Singapore Hub Manager Zeng Tao said: “Our solutions will help Malaysian Refining to generate insights that can help them drive performance and productivity improvements.

“With the ABB Ability System 800xA-based electrical monitoring and control system including substation technology, the refinery will be empowered to embrace digital, enabling its operators to improve performance by accessing more accurate information that will better inform decisions.

“With our local service teams in Malaysia, supported by our competency centre in Singapore, the customer can be assured of expert support.”

Owned by Malaysian Refining Company, the refinery contains two refining trains with an aggregate capacity of 270,000 barrels a day.