BCPL finalizes technology licensors for Dibrugarh Petrochemical Project

18 Sep '08

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Total land measuring 2978 Bighas has been taken-over by BCPL at Lepetkata. District Administration has assured for making 100% land encroachment free at the earliest.

Also the land measuring 400 Bighas & 70 Bighas for BCPL & CISF townships respectively has been taken over by BCPL. 45 Bighas of land at Duliajan required for setting up the Compressor station has been identified and 4(1) notification published on July 23, 2008. Local Administration Dibrugarh has assured for Land handing-over this land by November 2008.

Three locations have been finalized for Site grading & Borrow earth - 1500 Bighas of Government land near river Buridihing, 1000 Bighas Government land near Madhupur and along Brahmaputra River bed upstream of Bogibeel Bridge.

Necessary clearances from all the concerned authorities viz. Administration, DFO, Water Resource Authority, PWD, etc has been obtained.

In the next 2 to 3 months, various activities targeted to be completed include completion of Detail engineering & Process packages for units under EIL, Finalization of agreements & Basic Design Packages with the Licensors for Ethylene Cracker, Polyethylene & Polypropylene units, Award for balance enabling works, appointment of Town Planner & Architect for development of BCPL & CISF Townships, Execution of enabling works at site, etc.

GAIL (India) Limited led Joint Venture Company (JVC), Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) is implementing the Rs. 5460.61 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 1.3 MMSCMD of gas up to 2012 and 1 MMSCMD thereafter is considered from ONGC.

Existing C2/C3 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. EIL, the process licensor is in the process of finalization of Detailed Engineering Package.

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.

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. BCPL is at advance stage of acquiring land at Duliajan.

GAIL (India) Limited

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