The operational efficiency of the refinery also significantly improved with the expansion, as all the black streams are now converted into high-margin white products and petrochemicals. It included upgrading the delayed coker unit (DCU) with a design capacity of 37,500 barrels per stream day (bpsd). The RMP-2 project enhanced the Philippines’ supply security and enabled the company to meet the growing demand for LPG, gasoline, diesel and petrochemicals. The Petron Bataan Refinery expansion was initiated in April 2011 and was completed in January 2016.” It included increasing the capacity to process a wider range of crudes at the refinery for the manufacture of new products, which are marketed in both domestic and foreign markets. Petron initiated the RMP-2 project to meet the growing energy needs of the Philippines in 2011. The operator is considering to permanently shut down the refinery if the government fails to support tax relief for the excise taxes on crude and raw materials, and finished products. However, it resumed normal operations in October 2020. The refinery was temporarily shut down in May 2020 due to the falling oil demand during the Covid-19 lockdown.
The project employed 16,000 workers during the peak construction phase. The new power plant will help in generating energy savings worth approximately P1bn ($20m) a year by improving the steam supply to the refinery. RMP-2 enabled the refinery to produce petroleum coke, which is used as feedstock for the 140MW refinery solid fuel-fired boiler (RSFFB) to produce steam and power for the refinery. The project was developed with an investment of $2bn. The Petron Bataan refinery expansion, named Refinery master plan phase 2 (RMP-2), was initiated in April 2011 and began commercial operations in January 2016. Located within the Limay municipality of Bataan province, it processes crude oil to produce a full range of petroleum products, including gasoline, jet fuel, industrial fuel oil, diesel, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Petron Bataan refinery is the largest refinery in the Philippines with a production capacity of 180,000 barrels per day (bpd). The RMP-2 project employed 16,000 workers. The Refinery Master Plan phase 2 (RMP-2) commenced commercial operations in January 2016.
Petron Bataan Refinery is the largest refinery in the Philippines.
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