Petron Malaysia Bhd Plans $650 Million Diesel Hydrotreater Upgrade

MANILA, PHILIPPINES--June 3, 2013--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Berhad (KLSE:PETRONM) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) intends to continue capital investments to enhance the facilities at the Port Dickson Refinery, more than a year after its acquisition of ExxonMobil's (NYSE:XOM) integrated downstream business in Malaysia on March 23, 2012. Petron Malaysia is planning to add a diesel hydrotreater that will process 15,000 barrels per day.