ATEX Certified Explosion-Proof Phones for Singapore’s Jurong Island, Refining & Marine Operations

Singapore is one of the world’s top three refining and petrochemical export hubs, anchored by Jurong Island — a fully integrated 32 km² petrochemical complex hosting ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron Oronite, Mitsui Chemicals, Sumitomo Chemical, Lanxess, Asahi Kasei, Mitsubishi Chemical, Wacker, BASF, Evonik, and Singapore Refining Company. Combined refining capacity exceeds 1.5 million bpd and the petrochemical cluster represents one of Asia’s largest concentrations of Zone 1 / Zone 21 process units.

Equipment used in Singapore’s explosive atmospheres operates under the Workplace Safety and Health Act enforced by MOM (Ministry of Manpower) and SCDF (Singapore Civil Defence Force), with Major Hazard Installations regulated under the WSH (Major Hazard Installations) Regulations 2017. Equipment in classified areas is required to carry or ATEX certification, with the Singapore Standard SS IEC 60079 series referenced for installation, inspection, and maintenance practices.

Pulau Bukom (Shell), Pulau Ayer Chawan, Tembusu, Banyan, and Sakra Islands host integrated cracker, aromatics, polymer, lube oil, and specialty chemical complexes. Bunkering operations at Singapore’s anchorages — the world’s largest bunkering port — require certified intrinsically safe communication for ship-to-ship VLCC and product tanker transfers.

Tuas shipyards and marine offshore EPC contractors — Seatrium (formed from Keppel O&M and Sembcorp Marine) and offshore module fabrication facilities — construct FPSOs, jackup rigs, and LNG / FLNG units, requiring ATEX compliant communication devices for hazardous-area test and commissioning zones. The SLNG Jurong Island LNG terminal and Tuas LNG receiving / regasification infrastructure operate Zone 1 / Zone 21 classified areas.