Ethylene & propylene project achieves financial closure

01 Oct '09

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Requisite land has been acquired with the help of Government of Assam. Engineers India Limited have been appointed as EPMC (Engineering and Project Management Consultant) for the project. Licensors Lummus Technologies Inc. USA, Lummus Novolen GmbH Germany and Ineos Europe Ltd UK have been selected for giving technical knowhow for the project.

BCPL will endeavour to create downstream market for the products with the support of the Government of Assam. BCPL will give a special emphasis to sell the product in North & North-East part of the country. The per capita consumption of Polymers in Northeast region is currently negligible as compared to states like Gujarat and Maharashtra etc. Once BCPL begins commercial operations, awareness is expected to be created in the North-East region and as a result, per capita consumption of polymers is expected to increase in the region.

The project is scheduled for commissioning in April 2012. Wherever possible various activities of the Project have been compressed so as to achieve mechanical completion as well as commissioning of the plant as originally envisaged. The progress of this prestigious Project is being monitored at the highest level, considering its direct and indirect socio-economic benefits which would generate opportunities for people in Assam and North east region.

GAIL (India) Limited led Joint Venture Company (JVC), Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) is implementing the Rs. 5460 Crore Assam Gas Cracker Project to set-up an integrated Petrochemical Complex at Lepetkata, District Dibrugarh. The Joint Venture Company (JVC) promoted by GAIL with 70% equity participation and the remaining 30% equity is shared equally among OIL, NRL and Government of Assam.

The petrochemical complex will comprise of Ethylene cracker unit, downstream polymer and integrated off-site/utilities plants. The complex has been configured with a capacity of 220,000 tons per annum (TPA) of Ethylene and 60,000 tons per annum of propylene with Natural Gas and Naphtha as feed stock.

The Petrochemical Complex will produce 220,000 Tons per annum (TPA) of HDPE/LLDPE, 60000 TPA of Polypropylene, 55000 TPA of Raw Pyrolysis Gasoline and 12,500 TPA of Fuel oil.

OIL and NRL shall supply 6 MMSCMD of natural gas and 160,000 TPA of naphtha respectively as feedstock to the complex. The balance feedstock requirement of 1.35 MMSCMD of gas up to 2012 and 1 MMSCMD thereafter is considered from ONGC.

BCPL shall establish gas dehydration and compressor facilities at Duliajan for carrying 6 MMSCMD of natural gas from OIL, Duliajan to Lepetkata plant where C2 plus liquids shall be recovered and the lean gas shall be sent back to OIL, Duliajan for further distribution to gas customers. Twin pipelines shall be laid between Duliajan & Lepetkata.

Existing C3/C4 recovery plant of GAIL at Lakwa shall be modified to C2 plus liquids recovery plant. C2 plus liquids shall be brought from Lakwa to Lepetkata plant through pipeline. Gas Cracker Plant at Lepetkata shall be getting C2 plus liquids from GAIL Plant at Lakwa, natural gas from OIL at Duliajan and Naphtha from NRL as feedstock for petrochemical plant at Lepetkata.

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