OREANDA-NEWS. PetroChina Guangxi Petrochemical's 10Mmt Refinery Project was announced a Gold Winner of Project Excellence in Mega-Sized Projects in the 27th International Project Management Associations (IPMA) World Congress held in Dubrovnik, Croatia. This is the third time for China to win such an honor after the Shenzhou VI spaceship project and the Huizhou Refinery project of CNOOC.

PetroChina's first large-scale refinery built and commissioned in southern China, the 10Mmt Refinery Project also boasts the largest independent investment in Guangxi since the establishment of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Construction of the project was officially started on Dec. 30, 2006 and completed on Jun. 29, 2011. It consists of 13 process units, associated utilities, railway, truck loading and jetty facilities. The process units use state of the art technology (UOP, etc.) with joint domestic and foreign collaborative design of key units.

Guangxi Petrochemical Company always adhered to its core values of "coordination, creation and contribution" while cooperating with various partners during planning and engineering, construction and operation of the project. An advanced Integrated Project Management Team (IPMT) utilized an advanced project management system which contributed to the success of this project. No compromise was made to safety or quality while protecting the environment and stimulating the local economy and improving the quality of people's life.

The Gold Award of Project Excellence in Mega-Sized Projects from IPMA is considered the highest in international project management. And the IPMA World Congress stands at the top of the academic level for project management worldwide.