<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 2): Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has installed two ethylene oxide reactors — among the largest EO reactors in the world — at its currently-under-construction refinery within the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC) in Johor.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>In a statement today, Petronas said each of the two reactors measures 7.4m in diameter and 25.5m in heigh, and weighs 1,202 tonnes. 
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“The successful installation of the reactors signifies that the PIC project is on track to achieve the first refinery start-up in 1Q19,” said Ir Dr Colin Wong Hee Huing, senior vice president and chief executive officer of Petronas Refinery and Petrochemical Corporation (PRPC) Sdn Bhd. 
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Wong said the overall progress of the PIC development has reached 74.3% completion as of August 2017. 
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Developed on a single site of 6,242 acres with an investment of US$27 billion, at the heart of PIC is the Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project, which will have a 300,000 barrels-per-day (BPD) refinery and a petrochemical complex that will have a combined 3.61 million metric tons-per-year production capacity. 
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Associated PIC facilities include a 1,220 megawatt cogeneration plant, 3.5 million metric tons-per-year regasification terminal, deep water terminal, air separation unit and raw water supply. &nbsp;</div>
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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 2): Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has installed two ethylene oxide reactors — among the largest EO reactors in the world — at its currently-under-construction refinery within the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC) in Johor.

In a statement today, Petronas said each ...

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