PetroChina finishes construction of distillation unit

China’s top oil company PetroChina has completed the construction of atmospheric distillation facility and relevant projects in the 10-million-ton refinery in southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is now allowed to conduct commissioning in this distillation facility with overall 15.3 billion yuan (US$2.2 billion) of investment in the refining program. The construction of the distillation facility lasted 19 months, starting on May 2007, and finishing more than a year ahead of schedule. (December 16, 2008)