Dateline 2022-11-01, Reuters: Malaysian state energy firm Petronas said on Tuesday it was studying the damage to interconnecting pipes caused by a fire last week at its refinery and petrochemical joint venture with Saudi Aramco. Petronas said last Thursday a fire and explosion occurred at the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC) located in the southern Malaysian state of Johor. No casualties were…

Dateline 2022-10-28, S&P Global: Malaysia’s PRefChem has shut its polymer lines at the Pengerang Integrated Complex following an explosion and fire Oct. 27 at a pipeline at the Petronas oil refinery in Johor, a company source confirmed Oct. 28. …

Fire, explosion at Petronas’ oil refining complex at Pengerang

Dateline 2020-03-16, The Edge:

A fire and explosion occurred at the Pengerang refining and petrochemicals complex in southern Malaysia, state news agency Bernama reported on Monday, citing the Petronas-Saudi Aramco joint venture that runs the operation.

The incident occurred on Sunday night and an emergency response team has been activated, Bernama reported.

“The situation is under control,”…

Malaysia’s PrefChem offers gasoil cargo for September

History, I know.

Dateline 2019-09-04, Reuters:

Malaysia’s Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PrefChem), a joint venture between Petronas and Saudi Aramco, has offered 300,000 barrels of gasoil for a mid-September loading, two industry sources said on Wednesday.

The cargo would load Sept. 12-14, the Singapore-based sources said, with the tender closing on Wednesday.

This is one of the first…

Petronas-Saudi joint venture to restart crude unit at Malaysia refinery in July: sources

Dateline 2019-06-29, Reuters:

Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PrefChem), a joint venture between Petronas and Saudi Aramco, is expected to restart a crude distillation unit at its oil refinery in Malaysia in July, three sources familiar with the matter said.

The Pengerang Refining development, part of Petronas’ $27 billion Pengerang Integrated Complex, consists of a 300,000 barrels-per-day…

Malaysia’s Petronas refinery fire turns up heat on Asian petroleum markets

Dateline 2019-04-12, S&P Global:

A fire and explosion early Friday at Malaysia’s Pengerang Integrated Complex, operated by national oil company Petronas, rippled through regional petroleum markets including crude oil, refined products, petrochemicals and liquefied natural gas, due to the sheer scale of the project.

The downstream project includes the 300,000 b/d refinery and petrochemical…

PETRONAS, Aramco launch joint ventures in Malaysia

Dateline 2018-05-16, Saudi Gazette:

Nasional Berhad (Petronas), the national oil company of Malaysia and Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) Moday launched “PRefChem”, the corporate identity for their joint ventures in the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC) located in Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia. PRefChem comprises Pengerang Refining Company Sdn Bhd (PRefChem Refining) and Pengerang…