Essar Projects Limited (EPL), a global engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company headquartered in Dubai, has secured a Rs 550 Crore (USD 93M) contract from Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to participate in its major refinery expansion project in Kochi.
EPL has won the contract in a consortium with GR Engineering of Mumbai for the EPC of the Reactor Regenerator package of 2.2 MMTPA Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU) at the Kochi refinery, which is set to expand to 15.5 MMTPA. The project is scheduled to be completed in 24 months. Technip Shaw is the Process Licensor of this package.
The scope of work and obligations comprise of project management, residual process design, residual engineering of Reactor Regenerator, procurement and supply of all materials, stage-wise inspection including third-party inspection, transportation of all the equipment and materials to work site, erection, installation, pre-commissioning, commissioning, commissioning assistance, testing for performance guarantee in presence of Licensor and Owner Representative, etc.
On the occasion Amit Gupta—CEO, Hydrocarbons Business of Essar Projects said, “Essar Projects secured this order amidst extremely stiff competition and this demonstrates our competence and capability in delivering complex projects to our key clients in the Hydrocarbons sector.” Alwyn Bowden, president & CEO, Essar Projects, said, “We are very pleased with this significant first award from BPCL which further consolidates our position in the hydrocarbons sector in India”.